Apostate synonyms

ə-pŏs'tāt', -tĭt

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backslider
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
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renegade
One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
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one of little faith
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defector
One who defects.
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deserter (related)
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
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traitor (related)
The definition of a traitor is someone who betrays a country, cause or a friend.
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disloyal
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dissident
(Ecclesiastical) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
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faithless
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heretic
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
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pervert
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
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runagate
A runaway; fugitive or deserter
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turncoat
A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.
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faithful (antonym)
The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
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adherent (antonym)
Adherent is defined as a person who follows something or someone, like an cause or a strong leader.
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loyalist (antonym)
A person who is loyal; esp., one who supports the country's established government during times of revolt
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recreant
(Archaic) A coward.
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rat
The definition of a rat is a rodent with a lengthy tail, or is slang for a sneaky person.
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approach (related)
The method used in dealing with or accomplishing:
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ratter
One that catches or kills rats:
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sabbath-breaker
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mugwump
Any independent, esp. in politics
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renegado
Archaic form of renegade.
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renegate
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reversionist
Reversioner.
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sacrilegist
One who is guilty of sacrilege.
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turntail
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infidel (related)
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unbeliever (related)
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apostasy (related)
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idolater (related)
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impious (related)
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persecutor (related)
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khawarij (related)
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idolatry (related)
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blasphemer (related)
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Find another word for apostate. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for apostate, like: backslider, renegade, one of little faith, defector, deserter, traitor, disloyal, dissident, faithless, heretic and pervert.
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Apostate Sentence Examples

  • As soon as Lacey left her childhood home, she became an apostate.

  • Philip became an apostate after his wife died of cancer.

  • At Modin, Mattathias, an aged priest, not only refused to offer the first sacrifice, but slew an apostate Jew who was about to step into the breach.

  • The famine was perhaps interpreted by the Zealots as a punishment for their acquiescence in the rule of an apostate.

  • Accordingly he was received into the church by one Berry, himself an apostate, and entered the Jesuit College of Valladolid as Brother Ambrose.

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