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apostate

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8 lettersPronunciation /əˈpɒs.teɪt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aaeopsttStarts with AEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not faithful to religion or party or cause

Word origin

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Used in a sentence

  • We must punish this apostate priest.
  • a wretched and apostate state
  • An enormous number of monks and priests gave themselves up to sorcery, and there was no lack of apostate priests to perform the ceremonies of the Black Mass.

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