apostate

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía, “defection, revolt”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “I withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”).

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈpɒs.teɪt/, /ə.ˈpɒs.tət/

apostate (not comparable)

1. Guilty of apostasy.

   We must punish this apostate priest.

   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

     So spake the apostate angel.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Steele

     a wretched and apostate state

apostate (plural apostates)

1. A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
2. (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

• deconvert
• recreant
• withersake
• murtad

• apostasy
• apostatic
• apostatical
• apostatically

• heresy
• heretic
• heretical

• Apostasy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

apostate f

1. plural of apostata

apostate

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of apostatar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of apostatar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of apostatar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of apostatar

apostate

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of apostatar.