Apostate

noun

/əˈpɒs.teɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA person who has renounced a religion or faith.

2.nounOne who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

3.adjectiveGuilty of apostasy.

"We must punish this apostate priest."

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