apostat

apɔstat

Definition

Definition of apostat - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

religionpersonne qui a abandonné sa religion d'origine

L'apostat fut excommunié par l'Église après sa conversion.

infidèle

renégat

doctrinepersonne qui a renoncé à ses convictions ou doctrine

Cet apostat politique a trahi les idées de son parti.

déserteur

transfuge

Adjective

religionqui a abandonné sa religion ou renié ses croyances religieuses

Le prêtre apostat fut excommunié par l'Église.

infidèle

renégat

convictions

Rare

qui a renoncé à ses convictions ou principes antérieurs

Rare

Ce militant apostat critique maintenant ses anciens camarades.

déserteur

transfuge

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Origin of apostat

grec, apostates (abandonné)

Examples of apostat in a sentence

On raconte l'histoire d'un apostat célèbre dans ce village.
L’apostat a été exclu de la communauté religieuse.
On a accusé l’écrivain d’être un apostat après ses déclarations.
Une sœur apostate a quitté le couvent hier soir.
Des membres apostats furent rejetés par leur communauté.
Des intellectuels apostats rejettent désormais toute idéologie.

Elle est devenue apostate après avoir quitté son parti.

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English:apostate, backslider, ...
German:Apostat, abtrünnig, ...
Italian:apostata, rinnegato, ...
Spanish:apóstata, renegado, ...
Portuguese:apóstata, que abandonou a fé, ...
Chinese:叛教者, 叛教的, ...
Japanese:背教者, 背教者の, ...
Arabic:مرتد, ناكص, ...
Hebrew:מְשׁוּמָד, מְנוּדֶה, ...
Russian:отступник, отступнический, ...
Ukrainian:відступник, відступницький, ...
Catalan:apòstata, ...
Danish:apostat, ...
Dutch:afvallige, afvallig, ...
Greek:αποστάτης, αποστατημένος, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបោះបង់សាសនា, ក្បត់សាសនា, ...
Korean:배교자, 배교한, ...
Polish:apostata, apostatyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):apóstata, ...
Romanian:apostat, apostazic, ...
Swedish:apostat, avfällig, ...
Thai:ผู้ละทิ้งศาสนา, ละทิ้งศาสนา, ...
Turkish:mürted, dinden dönmüş, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ bỏ đạo, bỏ đạo, ...

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