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a⋅pos⋅tate
[uh-pos-teyt, -tit]
–noun
| 1. | a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc. |
–adjective
| 2. | of or characterized by apostasy. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME < LL apostata < Gk apostátēs, equiv. to aposta- (see apostasy ) + -tēs n. suffix
1300–50; ME < LL apostata < Gk apostátēs, equiv. to aposta- (see apostasy ) + -tēs n. suffix

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Apostate
A*pos"tate\, n. [L. apostata, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Apostasy.]1. One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade. 2. (R. C. Ch.) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.Apostate
A*pos"tate\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. --Milton. A wretched and apostate state. --Steele.Apostate
A*pos"tate\, v. i. [L. apostatare.] To apostatize. [Obs.] We are not of them which apostate from Christ. --Bp. Hall.
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apostate
1340, "one who forsakes his religion or faith," from L.L. apostata, from Gk. apostasia "defection, desertion, rebellion," from apostenai "to defect," lit. "to stand off," from apo- "away from" (see apo-) + stenai "to stand." Used in non-religious situations (politics, etc.) from 1362.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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