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单词 apostate
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apostate

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a·pos·tate

A0371800 (ə-pŏs′tāt′, -tĭt)n. One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin apostata, from Greek apostatēs, from aphistanai, to revolt; see apostasy.]
a·pos′tate′ adj.

apostate

(əˈpɒsteɪt; -tɪt) na person who abandons his religion, party, cause, etcadjguilty of apostasy apostatical, apostatic adj

a•pos•tate

(əˈpɒs teɪt, -tɪt)

n. 1. a person who commits apostasy. adj. 2. of or characterized by apostasy. [1300–50; < Late Latin apostata < Greek apostátēs (see apostasy)]
Thesaurus
Noun1.apostate - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.apostate - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.deserter, ratter, turncoat, recreant, renegadequitter - a person who gives up too easily
Adj.1.apostate - not faithful to religion or party or causeunfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"

apostate

noun1. deserter, traitor, renegade, defector, heretic, turncoat, backslider, recreant (archaic) He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year.adjective1. disloyal, false, untrue, treacherous, unfaithful, heretical, faithless, backsliding, perfidious, traitorous, recreant the writings of apostate reformers like Luther

apostate

nounA person who has defected:defector, deserter, recreant, renegade, runagate, tergiversator, turncoat.Informal: rat.
Translations
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apostate

enUK
Related to apostate: Julian the Apostate
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  • noun
  • adj

Synonyms for apostate

noun deserter

Synonyms

  • deserter
  • traitor
  • renegade
  • defector
  • heretic
  • turncoat
  • backslider
  • recreant

adj disloyal

Synonyms

  • disloyal
  • false
  • untrue
  • treacherous
  • unfaithful
  • heretical
  • faithless
  • backsliding
  • perfidious
  • traitorous
  • recreant

Synonyms for apostate

noun a person who has defected

Synonyms

  • defector
  • deserter
  • recreant
  • renegade
  • runagate
  • tergiversator
  • turncoat
  • rat

Synonyms for apostate

noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc

Synonyms

  • deserter
  • ratter
  • turncoat
  • recreant
  • renegade

Related Words

  • quitter

adj not faithful to religion or party or cause

Related Words

  • unfaithful
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