apostasy

a·pos·ta·sy  (-pst-s)

n. pl. a·pos·ta·sies

Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.

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[Middle English apostasie, from Old French, from Late Latin apostasia, defection, from Late Greek apostasi, from Greek apostasis, revolt, from aphistanai, aposta-, to revolt : apo-, apo- + histanai, to stand, place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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apostasy [əˈpɒstəsɪ]

n pl -sies

abandonment of one's religious faith, party, a cause, etc.

[from Church Latin apostasia, from Greek apostasis desertion, from apostanai to stand apart from, desert]

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apostasy

relinquishing of a religious belief. — apostate, n., adj.

See also: Religion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apostasy - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) defection, renunciation rejection - the state of being rejected
	2.	apostasy - the act of abandoning a party for cause tergiversation abandonment, desertion, forsaking - the act of giving something up

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apostasy

noun desertion, defection, treachery, heresy, disloyalty, backsliding, perfidy, unfaithfulness, falseness, faithlessness, recreance or recreancy (archaic) a charge of apostasy

Translations

apostasy [əˈpɒstəsɪ] N → apostasía f

apostasy [əˈpɒstəsi] (formal) n → apostasie f

apostasy

n → Abfall m; (Rel also) → Apostasie f (form)