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apostates
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a person who abandons their political or religious belief often seen as a betrayal
- The apostate faced public condemnation for leaving the faith.
- Former comrades now saw him as an apostate.
- The regime punished apostates harshly.
- She was called an apostate after defecting to the opposition.
- History remembers him as an apostate who betrayed his cause.