APOSTATE
A*pos"tate, n. Etym: [L. apostata, Gr. Apostasy.]
1. One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
APOSTATE
A*pos"tate, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to
moral allegiance; renegade.
So spake the apostate angel. Milton.
A wretched and apostate state. Steele.
APOSTATE
A*pos"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. apostatare.]
Defn: To apostatize. [Obs.]
We are not of them which apostate from Christ. Bp. Hall.
APOSTATIC
Ap`o*stat"ic, a. Etym: [L. apostaticus, Gr.
Defn: Apostatical. [R.]