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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
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
Examples
His apostate views alienated him from his former allies.
