an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s when Jeffs — who was already in prison at the time — labeled Williams an apostate, eventually resulting in him leaving and losing his home and family. Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 For all of the loyalists Trump surrounded himself with, Cipollone was closer to an apostate in the West Wing. Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication, when the delict (or violation) is committed. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 Like many in the early 1970s, Weberman saw his hero as an apostate, who had forsaken his role as the voice of a generation. John Semley, The New Republic, 26 May 2021 Ahsoka Tano is a kick-ass Jedi apostate introduced in The Clone Wars animated series who ended up becoming a fan-favorite character. James Hibberd, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2020 Porter McConnell, the youngest daughter of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, may be a true apostate. Horacio Silva, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2020 Picture the apostate disembarking from the motorcycle, in a paisley shirt, a scarf, and tight pants tucked into high boots, and rolling into his human-sexuality class at Golden West. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English apostata, apostate, in part continuing Old English apostata (weak noun), in part borrowed from Anglo-French apostate, apostata, both borrowed from Late Latin apostata "rebel against God, fallen Christian, heretic," borrowed from Late Greek apostátēs "rebel against God, apostate," going back to Greek, "defector, rebel," from aposta-, variant stem of aphístamai, aphístasthai "to stand away from, keep aloof from, revolt" + -tēs, agent suffix — more at apostasy