Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Guilty of apostasy.

    We must punish this apostate priest.

    abtrünnig, apostatisch

    отсту́пническийotstúpničeskij

More definitions
  • not faithful to religion or party or cause

Examples

4 sentences

  1. I'm an apostate.

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  2. Those who leave the Mormon church are considered apostates.

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  3. Tom Jackson? He's an apostate.

    deThomas Johansen? Das ist ein Abtrünniger! — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  4. Until recently, Christians arrogantly claimed that the people they stole their religion from were "apostates" from Christianity. Some still believe this.

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Translations

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Origin

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apologeticallyapologistapologizeA2apologyB1apostleC2apostolicapostropheB2

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