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noun
One who abandons or withdraws from an established religion, opinion, custom, creed, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who seeks radical political or religious reform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From come out + -er, referring to a passage in Corinthians in the Bible: "come out from among them, and be ye separate".
