Word Meaning

apostate definition and meaning

n. One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.
n. One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.
v. i. To apostatize.