We would call them apostates, whether they were of the anointed or of the “great crowd. ”
وَهٰؤُلَاءِ نَدْعُوهُمْ مُرْتَدِّينَ ،‏ سَوَاءٌ كَانُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَمْسُوحِينَ أَوْ مِنَ ‹ ٱلْجَمْعِ ٱلْكَثِيرِ › .‏