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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Renegade \Ren"e*gade\ (r?n"?-g?d), n. [Sp. renegado, LL
renegatus fr renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to
deny. See {Negation}, and cf {Runagate}.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
renegade
adj : having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had
proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
[syn: {recreant}]
n 1: someone who rebels and becomes and outlaw [syn: {turncoat}]
2: a disloyal person who forsakes his cause or religion or
political party or friend etc [syn: {deserter}, {apostate},
{recreant}]
v : break with established customs [syn: {rebel}]
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