Hypertext Webster Gateway: "renegade"
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) 1.7 (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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