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renegade |
2 definitions found 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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