n. & adj.
n. a person who renounces a former belief, adherence, etc.
adj. engaged in apostasy. apostatical adj.
[ ME f. OF apostate or eccl.L apostata f. Gk apostates deserter (as APOSTASY) ]
n. & adj.
n. a person who renounces a former belief, adherence, etc.
adj. engaged in apostasy. apostatical adj.
[ ME f. OF apostate or eccl.L apostata f. Gk apostates deserter (as APOSTASY) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012