Synonyms for apostate
əˈpɒs teɪt, -tɪtapos·tate

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1. apostatenoun

   Synonyms:
   recreant, deconvert

2. apostateadjective

   Guilty of apostasy.

   We must punish this apostate priest.

   Synonyms:
   recreant, deconvert

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1. deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratteradjective

   a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

   Synonyms:
   turncoat, ratter, deserter, recreant, renegade, craven, defector, rat terrier, poltroon

   Antonyms:
   faithful

2. apostateadjective

   not faithful to religion or party or cause

   Antonyms:
   faithful

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1. apostatenoun

   Synonyms:
   renegade, backslider, deserter, turncoat

2. apostateadjective

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, false, faithless, untrue, recreant, backsliding

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1. apostatenoun

   Synonyms:
   deserter, pervert, renegade, turncoat, backslider, runagate

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1. List of paraphrases for "apostate":

   convert, renegade

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1. Sam Young:

   They told me I was an apostate.

2. Ed Royce:

   We have a similar challenge here in the United States in terms of those who would try to find their way back and take the demands seriously that the ISIS leadership is making -- and that demand is to carry the attack to apostate civilian populations (to) attack soft targets, attack women and children, civilians.