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Meaning of Apostate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

əˈpɒs.teɪt

Definitions

A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
countable
One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
One who has renounced a political party, a cause, etc.
broadly

Equivalents

العربية المرتدّ مرتد

Azərbaycanca mürtəd

Bosanski murtat odmetnik otpadnica otpadnik одметник отпадник отпадница

Català apostata

Čeština odpadlík renegát

Deutsch abgefallene abgefallener abtrünnig Abtrünnige Abtrünniger Apostat Apostatin apostatisch Glaubensabgefallene Glaubensabgefallener Glaubensabtrünnige Glaubensabtrünniger Renegat Renegatin

Ελληνικά αποστάτης αποστάτισσα αποστάτρια αρνησίθρησκος εξωμότης παραβάτης

Español apóstata

Suomi luopio uskonluopio

Français apostat apostate

Galego apóstata

עברית אפיקורוס משומד

Hrvatski odmetnik otpadnica otpadnik одметник отпадник отпадница

Հայերեն հավատուրաց

Italiano apostata apostate

日本語背教者

한국어 배교자

Latina apostata apostātrīx

Македонски отпадник отпадничка

Nederlands afvallig afvallige

Polski apostata apostatka apostatyczny odstępca

Português apóstata

Română apostat apostată

Русский апоста́т апоста́тка богоотсту́пник богоотсту́пница вероотсту́пник вероотсту́пница отступник отсту́пница отсту́пнический

Српски odmetnik otpadnica otpadnik одметник отпадник отпадница

Svenska apostat avfälling

Türkçe mürtet

Українська боговідсту́пник відступник віровідсту́пник

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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