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Apostate

/əˈpɒs.teɪt/

A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

📖 Definitions of "Apostate"

noun
  1. 1

    A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

  2. 2

    One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

adjective
  1. 1

    Guilty of apostasy.

    "We must punish this apostate priest."

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