a. Obs. rare–1. [f. Gr. ἀπότακτ-ος, vbl. adj. f. ἀποτάσσειν to set apart, ἀποτάσσεσθαι (cf. Luke ix. 61) to say adieu to, renounce + -ICAL.] Renouncing, recreant.
1627. Bp. Hall, No Peace with Rome, lvii. 661. Monsters of men … apotacticall and apostaticall miscreants.
