different between apostate vs straggler

English

Etymology

From Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apostát?s, “rebel”), from ???????? (aphíst?mi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ??? (apó, “from”) + ?????? (híst?mi, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?s.te?t/, /??p?s.t?t/

Adjective

apostate (not comparable)

1. Guilty of apostasy.
   • a wretched and apostate state

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Noun

apostate (plural apostates)

1. A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
2. (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

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See also

• heresy
• heretic
• heretical

Further reading

• Apostasy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

apostate f

1. plural of apostata

Portuguese

Verb

apostate

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of apostatar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of apostatar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of apostatar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of apostatar

Spanish

Verb

apostate

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of apostatar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of apostatar.

English

Etymology

straggle +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st?æ?l?/?
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st?æ?l?/, /?st?æ?l??/
• Hyphenation: strag?gler

Noun

straggler (plural stragglers)

1. A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
2. One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
3. One who roams without any settled direction.
4. A migratory animal found away from its usual range.
5. A roving vagabond.
6. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
7. Something that stands alone or by itself.

Derived terms

• blue straggler

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