APOSTATICAL
Ap`o*stat"ic*al, a.
Defn: Apostate.
An heretical and apostatical church. Bp. Hall.
APOSTATIZE
A*pos"ta*tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apostatized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Apostatizing.] Etym: [LL. apostatizare.]
Defn: To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered. He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to believing in Carlyle.
APOSTEMATE
A*pos"te*mate, v. i. Etym: [See Aposteme.]
Defn: To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus. Wiseman.
APOSTEMATION
A*pos`te*ma"tion, n. Etym: [LL. apostematio: cf. F. apostémation.]
(Med.)
Defn: The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
[Written corruptly imposthumation.] Wiseman.
APOSTEMATOUS
Ap`os*tem"a*tous, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme.