traditor
[trad-i-ter]
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noun, plural trad·i·to·res [trad-i-tawr-eez, -tohr-] /ˌtræd ɪˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.
an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
Origin of traditor
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Historical Examples of traditor
He, while he was still a sub-deacon, was most unmistakeably entered as a traditor in the archives of the city.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist ControversyAurelius Augustine
We must therefore consider and declare how far the traditor is to be accounted dead while yet alive.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist ControversyAurelius Augustine
Augustine answered: You do not prove that I, whom you wish to baptize afresh, am either a persecutor or a traditor.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist ControversyAurelius Augustine
It is nothing to the point if you should say, I am not a traditor, I am not an offerer of incense, I am not a persecutor.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist ControversyAurelius Augustine
traditor
noun plural traditores (ˌtrædɪˈtɔːriːz) or traditors
Word Origin for traditor
C15: from Latin: traitor, from trādere to hand over
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