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Apostate: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Apostate noun. Someone who gives up a religion, party or cause they once followed.
How to say it
uh-POS-tayt/əˈpɒsteɪt/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (POS). Forms: apostates, apostasy.
Apostate in a sentence
To his old bandmates, he was an apostate who had swapped punk for jazz.
The memoir is a gentle account of a former preacher who became an apostate.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- defector
- renegade
- deserter
- turncoat
Opposite:
- convert
- loyalist
Where apostate comes from
From Greek apostatēs, a deserter, from aphistanai, to stand away.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The memoir is a gentle account of a former preacher who became an _____.
- nihilism
- raison d'être
- apostate
Show the answer
apostate: The memoir is a gentle account of a former preacher who became an apostate.