APOSTATE
(noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
synonyms : deserter , ratter , recreant , renegade , turncoatThe parishioners excommunicated the apostate from their parish. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) not faithful to religion or party or cause
After seeing his team lose disgracefully yet again, the basketball fanatic became an apostate man. -added by naila_inlas
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(Tag: Global) apostate ~ apo + state; Prefix 'apo' means away; so away from state : One who's away from his state or religion. (Abandonment of religious values)
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(Tag: ) apostate can be thought of as 'opposite state'.. That is changing to the opposite state, and not loyal to his current state..
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(Tag: ) Apostles do not apostate
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(Tag: ) Judas the apostle became an apostate when he renounced Jesus.
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(Tag: ) a-po-state:: a means no,generally as we kno. po- take this meaning in tamil,that means "go". state- this is a normal state,state in a country. so, no going to state..no going to his state,or one who abandons his state..(im sorry,if it is silly)
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(Tag: hindi) APOlogy to the STATE, bhai maaf kar do, bahut ho gaya.. and turns his back to previously held faith and beliefs.
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(Tag: ) apo(ape)+state. connect it with d life of ape,who wer not intrested in any religion..they were the hunters who kill thr animals n friends for food..
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(Tag: BJP) BJP's Apostate to hindutva after the elections
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(Tag: ) APOSTATE<===> धर्म रहित (pr. \\dharm rahit \\ )[Noun] Example:He is an apostate.
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