apostate
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Neil, casting himself as disciple, scours the notebooks and discovers that his instructor’s scholarly interests centered around Julian the Apostate — Roman emperor, soldier, scholar and denouncer of Christianity.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
It depicts Julian the Apostate, part of Rome's first Christian dynasty, who revived paganism when he became the emperor in AD361.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021
There is an Apostate Factor in punditry, a multiplying effect powerful enough to turn any opinion into a newsy opinion.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2012
Or is Julian meant to be Julian the Apostate?
From Time Magazine Archive
Julian, known as "the Apostate," had been a pupil of Eusebius of Nicomedia and a model of youthful piety; but the Christianity of which Eusebius was a living example had struck but shallow roots.
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
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George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
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