Index of English words, starting with "ap"

(1) - Aport (adv.) On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.

(1) - Aposiopesis (n.) A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here."

(1) - Apostasy (n.) An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.

(1) - Apostate (v. i.) To apostatize.
(2) - Apostate (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.
(3) - Apostate (n.) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
(4) - Apostate (n.) One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.