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apostate - Dictionary definition and meaning for apostate

APOSTATE

(noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
synonyms : deserter , ratter , recreant , renegade , turncoat
The 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

Selected Mnemonic for apostate

(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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Mnemonics for apostate

(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: ) 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: ) Judas the apostle became an apostate when he renounced Jesus.
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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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Origin

14th century. Via French and Latin < Greek apostatēs "somebody caused to stand away" < stat-, related to histanai "cause to stand added by bimal03

User Comments

Why dont't you remember these 3 "Renounce" words: 1.Abdicate(officially) 2. Abrogate(officially) 3. Apostate(religion or politics). as simple as that... added by shootdemup!

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