Choose the one word that can be substituted for the given phrase: One who abandons his religious faith
Question and options
Choose the one word that can be substituted for the given phrase:
One who abandons his religious faith
One who abandons his religious faith
- Agnostic
- Prostate
- Profane
- Apostate
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Apostate
An apostate is one who renounces his religious faith. Agnostic doubts God's existence; prostate is a gland (prostrate means lying flat); profane means irreverent.
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