Apostate
A person who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
1. 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. One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
Apostasy comes from the Greek word apostasia - which means, a defection or revolt, from.
apo means , "away, apart",
stasis means "stand", "standing"
It has a pejorative implication in everyday use and is considered a negative thing to call a person.
It call also mean other things... such as referring to someone no longer on a sports team.
People do not call themselves "apostate" since is has a bad meaning.
Apostates are usually shunned by their former group.
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A person who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
1. 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. One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
Apostasy comes from the Greek word apostasia - which means, a defection or revolt, from.
apo means , "away, apart",
stasis means "stand", "standing"
It has a pejorative implication in everyday use and is considered a negative thing to call a person.
It call also mean other things... such as referring to someone no longer on a sports team.
People do not call themselves "apostate" since is has a bad meaning.
Apostates are usually shunned by their former group.
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