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Examples of apostate in a Sentence
an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics
became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy
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When Sen. Zell Miller, already a Democratic apostate, retired in 2004, Republicans began to systemically take over statewide offices, and hold them all today.
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That makes them prime targets for Islamic State militants, who are Sunnis and consider Shiites to be apostates.
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The Sunni militant group views Shiites as apostates.
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The Sunni extremists view Shiites as apostates deserving of death.
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This issue also contains a new profile destined for classic status: Sam Tanenhaus's definitive study of Pat Buchanan, the original Republican apostate, rule-book rewriter, and anti-almost-everything presidential candidate.
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ISIS is a Sunni militant group, which regards Shiites as apostates.
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Extremist Sunni groups, such as IS, view Shiites as apostates and consider shrines a form of idolatry.
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The Sunni extremist group views Shiites as apostates and has targeted Pakistan’s Shiite minority in the past.
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Origin and Etymology of apostate
see apostasy
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra
APOSTATE Defined for English Language Learners
apostate
playDefinition of apostate for English Language Learners
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: someone whose beliefs have changed and who no longer belongs to a religious or political group
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