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apostasy

noun
/əˈpɒ.stə.si/UK/əˈpɔs.tə.si/US/əˈpɑs.tə.si/

Etymology

From Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía, “defection, revolt”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

  1. derived from ἀποστασία
  2. derived from apostasia

Definitions

  1. The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.

  2. Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.

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Derived

apostasize

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for apostasy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA