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'''Renegade''' Is a word that refers to a person who abandons a faith or cause. It is also commonly used to refer to someone who is rebellious or an outlaw.  

A '''renegade''' is a person who abandons a faith or cause, or, commonly, someone who is rebellious or an outlaw.  

== Etymological Root ==

== Etymological Roots ==

Renegade comes to English from the Spanish word ''renegado'', which itself was  derived from the medeival Latin "renegatus", the root of which also gave us the term renege. In spanish the term originally denoted a person who renounced Christianity and converted to Islam. Currently the term also refers to someone who abandons one cause for another. Supporters of the cause which the "renegade" abandonned may called that person a traitor.  [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/renegade]  A person who converts from [[Atheism]] to Christianity would not be called a renegade usually.

Renegade comes to English from the Spanish word ''renegado'', which itself was  derived from the medeival Latin ''renegatus'', the root of which also gave us the term "renege", which means to back out of an agreement. In Spanish the term originally denoted a person who renounced [[Christianity]] and converted to [[Islam]]. Currently the term also refers to someone who abandons one cause for another. Supporters of the cause which the "renegade" abandoned may call that person a traitor.  [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/renegade]  A person who converts from [[atheism]] to Christianity would not usually be called a renegade.

== Other Usage ==

== Other Usage ==

President-elect Barack Obama's Secret Service codename, which he helped select, is "Renegade."

President-elect [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Secret Service]] codename, which he helped select, is "Renegade."

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