apostate

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Pronunciations

apostate (uh-PAHS-tayt) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "This attitude was strengthened in regard to many apostates who became willing and active virulent enemies of Judaism, like Abner of Burgos himself." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • apostate 'someone who has renounced a religion or faith'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • Note that those who involuntarily convert are anusim, not apostates.

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