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Apostate

A-pŏs'tāte, n.

noun

n. [Lat. apostata, Gr. ἀποστάτης, from ἀποστῆναι. See APOSTASY.]

One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered.
(Rom. Cath. Church.) One who, without a legal dispensation, forsakes a religious order, of which he has made profession.

A-pŏs'tāte, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy, or defection from one's original principles. “So spake the apostate angel.” Milton. “A wretched and apostate state.” Steele.

A-pŏs'tāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To apostatize. [Obs.] Had Peter been truly inspired by God, and moved by his spirit to begin this war, he would not have apostated from his purpose. Fuller.