Apostate

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.”

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