apostate
Meanings
adj
- Guilty of apostasy.
noun
- A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
- One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
- One who has renounced a political party, a cause, etc.
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Etymology
From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
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