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apostate

🇬🇧 UK/əˈpɒsteɪt/🇺🇸 US/ә'pɒsteit/
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who has renounced their religion, faith, or political cause.

叛教者,变节者

adj.

Guilty of abandoning one's religion or beliefs; having renounced a former allegiance.

叛教的,变节的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
apoaway from, separate
+
st
+
atconnector
+
eto make, having
=apostate

Common Collocations

  • 1.apostate priest叛教的牧师
  • 2.apostate from faith背离信仰的人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The apostate left his religious community after decades of unwavering faith.

  • 2.

    His apostate views shocked his traditional family members profoundly.

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