About The Word Renegade
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Renegade
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What's The Definition Of Renegade?
[n] a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
[n] someone who rebels and becomes and outlaw [adj] having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" [v] break with established customs Synonyms | Synonyms for Renegade: apostate | deserter | disloyal | ratter | rebel | recreant | recreant | turncoat Related Terms | Find terms related to Renegade: See Also | defector | dissent | protest | quitter | resist Renegade In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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