VCR 10 Presentation
Yakin Ouederni
After leaving the Catholic church, the priest was considered a religious ____________ and was executed for betrayal.
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Apostate
n. A person who forsakes his or her own principles, religion, or allegiances.
ROOTS: APO "away from"
apostasy, n.; apostate, adj.; apostatize, v.
Synonyms
dissenter, traitor, renounce, forsake
Antonyms
follower, faithful, loyalty
Knowledge can never replace friendship
Choose the sentence in which the word is used incorrectly.
a) The king became an apostate when he abandoned the nation's monarchial policies and encouraged democratic reform.
b) The old man apostatized his homeland after the war left it in chaos and ruins.
c) Anyone who renounced his or her worship of idols was labeled an apostate and was forced to leave the city.
d) The convert's apostasy left his family in shock, but they warmly accepted his new beliefs.