apostasy
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tə noun, plural a·pos·ta·sies.
a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
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| —n , pl -sies | |
| abandonment of one's religious faith, party, a cause, etc | |
| [C14: from Church Latin apostasia, from Greek apostasis desertion, from apostanai to stand apart from, desert] | |
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Word Origin & History
apostasy
late 14c., from L. apostasia, from later Gk. apostasia, from apostasis "revolt, defection," lit. "a standing off" (see apostate). General (non-religious) sense is attested from 1570s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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apostasy
the total rejection of Christianity by a baptized person who, having at one time professed the Christian faith, publicly rejects it. It is distinguished from heresy, which is limited to the rejection of one or more Christian doctrines by one who maintains an overall adherence to Jesus Christ.
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Example sentences
He was found guilty of blasphemy and apostasy by a trial court in October and was sentenced to two years in prison.
There are laws against blasphemy, apostasy, and proselytizing.
The idea of being fat and fit is nothing short of apostasy.
If this reads like an apostasy, it also looks like part of a larger withering of faith.
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