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.
One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.
The term used to describe one who leaves religious orders after making solemn profession. It is considered a serious crime in the eyes of the church, being not only a breach of faith with God but also with the founders and benefactors of their religious house. (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)
One who leaves a religious order which was considered a serious crime in the eyes of the Church, being not only a breach of faith with God but also with the founders and benefactors of their religious house.
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
not faithful to religion or party or cause
an adversary who has penetrated the Islamic ummah as the faith column of the enemy of Islam and Muslims and who has taken advantage of his natural situation
a person who once was a Catholic, and who has now abandoned all practice of religion
a person who was a Catholic at one time but has left the Catholic Church
One who is guilty of desertion of one's faith, religion, party, or principles
From the Greek apo - histanai (" depart from a stand.") A person who was once affiliated with a faith group, but has since "fallen away" and left the group. One group's apostate is generally another group's convert. Very severe penalties exist in some countries of the world against individuals who abandon the state religion in favor of another faith. It can theoretically mean execution in some Islamic countries. The Roman Catholic church stopped burning European apostates at the stake in 1792 CE.