APOSTATE


Meaning of APOSTATE in English

[ 'apəsteɪt ]

■ noun a person who renounces a belief or principle.

■ adjective having abandoned a belief or principle.

Derivatives

apostatical adjective

Origin

ME: from eccles. L. apostata , from Gk apostatēs '~, runaway slave'.

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