Apostate
41co-apostate — co animate, co apostate etc.: see co …
42JULIAN THE APOSTATE — Roman emperor for 18 months, from 361 to 363; was born at Constantinople, his father being a half brother of Constantine the Great, on whose death most of Julian s family were murdered; embittered by this event, Julian threw himself into… …
43Julian The Apostate — Emperor (q.v.) from 361 363 whose brief reign of 17 months captured the imagination of his contemporaries and of subsequent generations. His efforts to restore paganism borrowed some elements from the Christian church. Nevertheless his efforts …
44Julian the Apostate — See Ammianus Marcellinus …
45Julian the Apostate — noun Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331? 363) • Syn: ↑Julian, ↑Flavius Claudius Julianus •… …
46Shobab — Apostate. 1) One of David s sons by Bathseheba (2 Sam. 5:14). 2) One of the sons of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18), the son of Hezron …
47state — apostate astate constate orthostate prostate tungstate …
48Apostasy — (IPA: /əˈpɒstəsi/) is the formal religious disaffiliation or abandonment or renunciation of one s religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used sometimes by sociologists without the pejorative connotations… …
49APOSTASY — APOSTASY, term applied by members of the deserted faith for the change of one faith, set of loyalties, and worship for another. The conception of apostasy could not arise in the atmosphere of polytheism practiced in antiquity before the advent of …
50Apostasy in Islam — (Arabic: ارتداد, irtidād or ridda) is commonly defined in Islam as the rejection in word or deed of one s former religion (apostasy) by a person who was previously a follower of Islam. The Qur an itself does not prescribe any earthly punishment… …
