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manner, especially at some length. For example, consider the word
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Someone who abandons his or her religion, political beliefs, principles,
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who makes a complete turnaround from his or her beliefs, such as
a liberal Democrat who becomes a conservative Republican. The
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and the Greek verb stenai, meaning “to stand.” In other words, an
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defector, deserter, renegade, heretic, and turncoat.z Part of apostate is related to the word apostle. According to
John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins, apostle was borrowed
from Greek into Latin and then into Old English, and it meant
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meaning “away from.” However, the second part of apostle came