·vi To Apostatize.
II. Apostate ·noun One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
III. Apostate ·adj Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.
IV. Apostate ·noun 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.