apostate
/əˈpɒsteɪt/noun
उच्चारण अपॉस्टेट
धर्मत्यागी, अपने धर्म या सिद्धांत को छोड़ने वाला
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[C] formal, disapproving
a person who has given up their religious or political beliefs
धर्मत्यागी, अपने धर्म या सिद्धांत को छोड़ने वाला
- He was branded an apostate for leaving the faith.
- The community treated the apostate as an outsider for many years.
- In the story, the apostate left his party and joined its rivals.
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- History books sometimes call a former believer an apostate.
- The writer was called an apostate by his critics.
- No apostate was welcome at the gathering.
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apostasy noun
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Compare renegade (a deserter of a cause), heretic (one who holds beliefs against official religious teaching), convert (one who adopts a new religion).
Renegade (किसी उद्देश्य को छोड़ने वाला), heretic (धर्म की आधिकारिक मान्यता के विरुद्ध विश्वास रखने वाला) और convert (नया धर्म अपनाने वाला) से तुलना कीजिए।
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One who gives up his religion or principles.
'जो अपना धर्म या सिद्धांत छोड़ दे' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।