apostate

apostate is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, adjective, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
3. adjective. Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.
4. intransitive verb. To apostatize.
5. noun. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

   Synonyms: deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat

6. adjective. not faithful to religion or party or cause

Synonyms

deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat

Common word forms

apostates

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