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apostate

(əpɒsteɪt)

Word forms: plural apostates

countable noun

An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.

[formal]

Synonyms: deserter, traitor, renegade, defector More Synonyms of apostate

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apostate in British English

(əˈpɒsteɪt, -tɪt)

noun

a person who abandons his or her religion, party, cause, etc

adjective

guilty of apostasy

Derived forms

apostatical (ˌæpəˈstætɪkəl) or apostatic (ˌæpəˈstætɪk)

adjective

apostate in American English

(əˈpɑsˌteɪt; əpɑstɪt)

noun

a person guilty of apostasy

adjective

guilty of apostasy

Word origin

ME apostate, apostata < OFr apostate & ML apostata < LL(Ec) apostata < Gr(Ec) apostates < Gr, deserter, rebel: see apostasy

Synonyms of 'apostate'

deserter, traitor, renegade, defector

disloyal, false, untrue, treacherous

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(noun) in the sense of deserter

Definition

a person who has abandoned his or her religion, political party, or cause

He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year.

Synonyms

deserter

He was a deserter from the army.

traitor

Some say he's a traitor to the working class.

renegade

He was a renegade – a traitor.

defector

The defectors included some of the ablest people in the party.

heretic

He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas.

turncoat

His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat.

backslider

I've never heard of him punishing a backslider.

recreant (archaic)

(adjective) in the sense of disloyal

Definition

guilty of apostasy

the writings of apostate reformers like Luther

Synonyms

disloyal

He proved to be an untrustworthy and disloyal ally.

false

She was a false friend, envious of her lifestyle and her success.

untrue

untrue to the basic tenets of socialism

treacherous

The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.

unfaithful

They denounced him as unfaithful to the traditions of the Society.

heretical

faithless

She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.

backsliding

perfidious (literary)

She says that politicians are a perfidious breed.

traitorous

the betrayal of men by their most traitorous companions

recreant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of backslider

I've never heard of him punishing a backslider.

Synonyms

relapser,

renegade,

reneger,

deserter,

fallen angel,

turncoat,

apostate

in the sense of defector

The defectors included some of the ablest people in the party.

Synonyms

deserter,

renegade,

turncoat,

apostate,

recreant (archaic),

runagate (archaic),

tergiversator

in the sense of faithless

Definition

treacherous or disloyal

She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.

Synonyms

disloyal,

unreliable,

unfaithful,

untrustworthy,

doubting,

false,

untrue,

treacherous,

dishonest,

fickle,

perfidious (literary),

untruthful,

traitorous,

unbelieving,

inconstant,

false-hearted,

recreant (archaic)

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apostate

apoplectic
apoplexy
apostasy
apostate
apostatize
apostle
apothegm

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apostate

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单词	apostate
释义	Trends of apostate View usage for: apostate (əpɒsteɪt) Word forms: plural apostates countable noun An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles. [formal] Synonyms: deserter, traitor, renegade, defector More Synonyms of apostate More Synonyms of apostate apostate in British English (əˈpɒsteɪt, -tɪt) noun 1. a person who abandons his or her religion, party, cause, etc adjective 2. guilty of apostasy Derived forms apostatical (ˌæpəˈstætɪkəl) or apostatic (ˌæpəˈstætɪk) adjective apostate in American English (əˈpɑsˌteɪt; əpɑstɪt) noun 1. a person guilty of apostasy adjective 2. guilty of apostasy Word origin ME apostate, apostata < OFr apostate & ML apostata < LL(Ec) apostata < Gr(Ec) apostates < Gr, deserter, rebel: see apostasy Synonyms of 'apostate' deserter, traitor, renegade, defector disloyal, false, untrue, treacherous More Synonyms of apostate (noun) in the sense of deserter Definition a person who has abandoned his or her religion, political party, or cause He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year. Synonyms deserter He was a deserter from the army. traitor Some say he's a traitor to the working class. renegade He was a renegade – a traitor. defector The defectors included some of the ablest people in the party. heretic He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas. turncoat His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat. backslider I've never heard of him punishing a backslider. recreant (archaic) (adjective) in the sense of disloyal Definition guilty of apostasy the writings of apostate reformers like Luther Synonyms disloyal He proved to be an untrustworthy and disloyal ally. false She was a false friend, envious of her lifestyle and her success. untrue untrue to the basic tenets of socialism treacherous The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy. unfaithful They denounced him as unfaithful to the traditions of the Society. heretical faithless She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband. backsliding perfidious (literary) She says that politicians are a perfidious breed. traitorous the betrayal of men by their most traitorous companions recreant Additional synonyms in the sense of backslider I've never heard of him punishing a backslider. Synonyms relapser, renegade, reneger, deserter, fallen angel, turncoat, apostate in the sense of defector The defectors included some of the ablest people in the party. Synonyms deserter, renegade, turncoat, apostate, recreant (archaic), runagate (archaic), tergiversator in the sense of faithless Definition treacherous or disloyal She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband. Synonyms disloyal, unreliable, unfaithful, untrustworthy, doubting, false, untrue, treacherous, dishonest, fickle, perfidious (literary), untruthful, traitorous, unbelieving, inconstant, false-hearted, recreant (archaic) Nearby words of apostate apoplectic apoplexy apostasy apostate apostatize apostle apothegm Synonyms of 'apostate' apostate Explore 'apostate' in the dictionary
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