| slovo | definícia |
renegade
(encz) | renegade,odpadlík n: Milan Svoboda |
renegade
(encz) | renegade,renegát n: Zdeněk Brož |
renegade
(encz) | renegade,zrádce Zdeněk Brož |
Renegade
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
James justly regarded these renegades as the most
serviceable tools that he could employ. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
(b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a
deserter. --Arbuthnot.
(c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
[1913 Webster] |
renegade
(wn) | renegade
adj 1: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had
proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
[syn: recreant, renegade]
n 1: someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter,
apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter]
v 1: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
renegade
(encz) | renegade,odpadlík n: Milan Svobodarenegade,renegát n: Zdeněk Brožrenegade,zrádce Zdeněk Brož |
renegade state
(encz) | renegade state, n: |
renegade
(wn) | renegade
adj 1: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had
proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
[syn: recreant, renegade]
n 1: someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter,
apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter]
v 1: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade] |
renegade state
(wn) | renegade state
n 1: a state that does not respect other states in its
international actions [syn: rogue state, {renegade
state}, rogue nation] |
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