Aberration vs Apostate - What's the difference?
aberration | apostate |
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(astronomy) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
A partial alienation of reason.
* Lingard:
* I. Taylor:
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
(zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
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Guilty of apostasy.
* Milton
* Steele
A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
(Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
As nouns the difference between aberration and apostate
is that aberration is aberration (deviation) while apostate is a person who has renounced a religion or faith.As an adjective apostate is
guilty of apostasy.aberration
English
(wikipedia aberration)Noun
(en noun)- the aberration''' of youth'', '''''aberrations''' from theory'', '''''aberration of character
- Occasional aberrations of intellect.
- Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.
Derived terms
* spherical aberration * aberrationalReferences
apostate
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Adjective
(-)- We must punish this apostate priest.
- So spake the apostate angel.
- A wretched and apostate state.