apostate
English · Español · Français · Italiano · Română · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
apostate
- /əˈpɒs.teɪt/ UK
- /əˈpɒs.tət/ UK
- /əˈpɔs.teɪt/ US
- /əˈpɔs.tət/ US
- /əˈpɔs.tɪt/ US
- /əˈpɑs.-/ US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
adjective
- Exhibiting apostasy; (from the religious viewpoint) guilty of apostasy. We must punish this apostate priest.
noun apostates
-
A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
Similar: deconvert, withersake
- One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
-
One who has renounced a political party, a cause, etc.
But the most politically damaging blow came from a late-breaking apostate: Mr. Clooney, who just weeks earlier had spent time with Mr. Biden and helped deliver $28 million to his campaign at a Los Angeles fund-raiser.
Similar: recreant, turncoat, apostate, balimbing, butterfly, changeling, defector, runagate, traitor, transfuge, turncloak, turntippet
Translations
Every language
adj guilty of apostasy
| हिन्दी | विधर्मी vidharmī |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abtrünnig, apostatisch |
| Русский | отсту́пнический otstúpničeskij |
| العربية | مُرْتَدّ murtadd |
noun person who renounces a religion or faith
| Español | apóstata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배교자 baegyoja |
| 日本語 | 背教者 haikyōsha |
| 中文 | 變節者 /变节者 biànjiézhě |
| हिन्दी | पक्षहर pakṣahar, अन्यशाखक anyaśākhak |
| Português | apóstata |
| Français | apostat, apostate |
| Deutsch | Abtrünniger, Abtrünnige, Glaubensabtrünniger, Glaubensabtrünnige, Apostat, Apostatin |
| Italiano | apostata |
| Ελληνικά | αποστάτης apostátis, αποστάτισσα apostátissa, αποστάτρια apostátria |
| Română | apostat, apostată |
| Русский | отсту́пник otstúpnik, отсту́пница otstúpnica, вероотсту́пник verootstúpnik, вероотсту́пница verootstúpnica, апоста́т apostát, апоста́тка apostátka |
| العربية | مُرْتَدّ murtadd |
| עברית | מְשֻׁמָּד meshumád |
Talk about this word "apostate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apostate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apostate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apostate "apostate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apostate.Cite this
@misc{apostate_2026,
title = {apostate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apostate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
