Looking for the meaning of the word APOSTATE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of APOSTATE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Apostate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostata, from Greek apostatēs ‘deserter, runaway slave, apostate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒsteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle
Short Definition:person who renounces religious or political belief or principle
Examples:- after fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith
Word: Apostate
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒsteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
abandoning a religious or political belief or principle
Short Definition:abandoning religious or political belief
Examples:- an apostate Roman Catholic
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