Etymology

apostate

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Today it means: Exhibiting apostasy; (from the religious viewpoint) guilty of apostasy. Full definition →

Late Latin apostata ← Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀποστάτης“rebel”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromapostata
  3. English todayapostate

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs, “rebel”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

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