Many considered Martin Luther to be an apostate when he first voiced his opinions against the Catholic Church, but he is celebrated today as the father of modern Protestantism.
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Apostate
/əˈpɔs.teɪt/
Synonyms for "apostate" (96 found)
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degeneratedemurrerdeserterdisloyaldissenterdissentientdissidentfaithlessfallenfallen from gracefalsefifth columnisthereticimpiousirreligiousirreverentlapsedmugwumpnonconformistobjector
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9 entriesheretical theoryideological defectorpolitical apostatepolitical apostate policyreligious apostatereligious apostate doctrinereligious renegadeturncoatunorthodox method
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10 entriesapostate beliefsapostate churchapostate factionapostate leaderapostate movementapostate regimeapostate rulersapostate sectpolitical apostatereligious apostate
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Tom Jackson? He's an apostate.
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We must punish this apostate priest.
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VVho can impair thee, mighty King, or bound / Thy Empire? eaſily the proud attempt / Of Spirits apoſtat and thir Counſels vaine / Thou haſt repeld, vvhile impiouſly they thought / Thee to diminiſh, and from thee vvithdravv / The number of thy vvorſhippers.
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