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Apostate
01
a person who abandons their political or religious belief often seen as a betrayal
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
apostates
Examples
The apostate faced public condemnation for leaving the faith.
apostate
01
no longer loyal to a religion, political group, or cause once followed
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most apostate
Comparative
more apostate
gradable
domain
religion, politics, loyalty
Examples
His apostate views alienated him from his former allies.
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