APOSTATES
Noun
apostates
plural of apostate
Source: Wiktionary
APOSTATE
A*pos"tate, n. Etym: [L. apostata, Gr. 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.)
Definition: One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
A*pos"tate, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. Milton. A wretched and apostate state. Steele.
A*pos"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. apostatare.]
Definition: To apostatize. [Obs.] We are not of them which apostate from Christ. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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