English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Apostate
(n.)
One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to
which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for
another; a pervert; a renegade.
Apostate
(n.)
One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces
his clerical profession.
Apostate
(a.)
Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless
to moral allegiance; renegade.
Apostate
(v. i.)
To apostatize.
Apostatic
(a.)
Apostatical.
Apostatical
(a.)
Apostate.
Apostatize
(v. i.)
To renounce totally a religious belief once
professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held,
or the party to which one has previously adhered.
Apostatized
(imp. & p. p.)
of Apostatize
Apostatizing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Apostatize
Apostemate
(v. i.)
To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus.
Apostemation
(n.)
The formation of an aposteme; the process of
suppuration.
Apostematous
(a.)
Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an
aposteme.
Aposteme
(n.)
An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Apostil
(n.)
Alt. of Apostille
Apostille
(n.)
A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an
annotation.
Apostle
(n.)
A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to
the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals
in the admiralty courts.
Apostle
(n.)
The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any
part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or
first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success
as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the
apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald
Mathew the apostle of temperance.
Apostle
(n.)
Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One
of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions
and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.
Apostleship
(n.)
The office or dignity of an apostle.
Apostolate
(n.)
The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle;
apostleship.