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One faithless to principle or party.

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  1. n. One faithless to principle or party.
  2. n. An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.
  3. n. One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.
  4. n. A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
  5. adj. having deserted a cause or principle
  6. n. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  7. n. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts their cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
  8. v. break with established customs
  9. One faithless to principle or party. Specifically: (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith. James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ. Macaulay. (b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. Arbuthnot. (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
  10. One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:(a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religiousfaith.James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable toolsthat he could employ. Macaulay.
  11. n:100 n. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw