Apostate
21apostate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. backslider, renegade, turncoat, deserter, traitor, recreant; double dealer, opportunist. See changeableness, impiety,heterodoxy, evildoer, dissent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. renegade, one of little… …
22apostate — a|pos|tate [əˈpɔsteıt, stıt US əˈpa: ] n formal someone who has stopped believing in a religion or supporting a political party …
23apostate — a|pos|tate [ ə pas,teıt ] noun count FORMAL someone who has given up their religious or political beliefs …
24apostate — a pos·tate || teɪt n. one who is guilty of committing heresy; traitor adj. guilty of apostasy (abandonment of religious vows or values) …
25apostate — I. n. Renegade, backslider, deserter, turncoat, pervert. II. a. Treacherous, perfidious, traitorous, disloyal, false, faithless, untrue, recreant, backsliding …
26apostate — noun (C) formal someone who has stopped believing in and supporting their old religion or political party …
27Apostate — The term used to describe one who leaves religious orders after making solemn profession. It is considered a serious crime in the eyes of the church, being not only a breach of faith with God but also with the founders and benefactors of their… …
28apostate — n 1.(all used in reference to faith or principles) deserter, renegade, recreant, defector, traitor; bolter, turncoat, retractor, recanter; tergiver sator, straddler; renouncer, abjurer, repudiator, rejecter; dissenter, seceder; backslider,… …
29apostate — apos·tate …
30apostate — a•pos•tate [[t]əˈpɒs teɪt, tɪt[/t]] n. 1) a person who commits apostasy 2) of or characterized by apostasy • Etymology: 1300–50; < LL apostata < Gk apostátēs (see apostasy) …
