apostate
apostate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(R. C. Ch.) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
- 2.Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. Milton. A wretched and apostate state. Steele.
- 3.To apostatize. [Obs.] We are not of them which apostate from Christ. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is one who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession called?
- What is pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. Milton. A wretched and apostate state. Steele called?
- What is to apostatize. [Obs.] We are not of them which apostate from Christ. Bp. Hall called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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