apostate

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/əˈpɒs.teɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

adjective

Guilty of apostasy.“We must punish this apostate priest.”

Related words

Synonyms

deconvert murtad recreant withersake renegade deserter unfaithful convert unapostatized nonrepentant reprobate unapostolical unbaptized faithless unexcommunicated unabsolved unrepented unprelated

Associated

apostates apostasy jovian paganism heretic repent heretical fatwa martyred mage exert sharia

Rhymes

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