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Apostate
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Meaning
Adj
●
Guilty of apostasy.
Noun
●
In Religion:
A person who has
renounced
a
religion
or faith.
●
In Roman Catholicism, People & Religion:
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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Origin
apostate
English
apostata
Latin
ἀποστασία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἀφίστημι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Deconvert
Murtad
Recreant
Withersake
Renegade
Heretic
Related
Infidel
Atheist
Unbeliever
Adulterer
Extremist
Islamophobe
Antisemite
Outcast
Imam
Munafiq
Kafir
Antitheist
Adulteress
Islamaphobe
Islamist
Arab
Sufis
Evangelical
Polytheists
Idolator
Orthodox Jew
Islamic State
Enemy Combatant
Enemy Of The State
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