apostasy
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a·pos·ta·sy
(ə-pŏs′tə-sē)n. pl. a·pos·ta·sies
Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
[Middle English apostasie, from Old French, from Late Latin apostasia, defection, from Late Greek apostasiā, from Greek apostasis, revolt, from aphistanai, aposta-, to revolt : apo-, apo- + histanai, to stand, place; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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apostasy
(əˈpɒstəsɪ)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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a•pos•ta•sy
(əˈpɒs tə si)n., pl. -sies.
renunciation or abandonment of one's religious faith or of an object of one's previous loyalty.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin apostasia < Greek: a standing away, withdrawing]
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apostasy
- Abandonment or renunciation of one's religion or morals.See also related terms for religion.
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apostasy
relinquishing of a religious belief. — apostate, n., adj.
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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)
rejection - the state of being rejected
2. apostasy - the act of abandoning a party for cause
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apostasy
noun desertion, defection, treachery, heresy, disloyalty, backsliding, perfidy, unfaithfulness, falseness, faithlessness, recreance or recreancy (archaic) a charge of apostasy
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apostasy
nounAn instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause:
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Translations
odpadlictví
Apostasie
ارتداد
apostasia
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apostasy
n → Abfall m; (Rel also) → Apostasie f (form)
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