apostasy
Collocations
4ADJ.
simple
VERB + APOSTASY
charge
APOSTASY + NOUN
human
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse at the Hall occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world to which Waverley-Honour formed the centre: but the more judicious politicians of this microcosm augured yet worse consequences to Richard Waverley from a movement which shortly followed his apostasy.
The King of Navarre suddenly abandoned his party and went over to the Catholics. The explanation of his apostasy was as simple as it was base: Navarre had no confidence in the success of his cause, and he cared little in his heart for anything but women and vanity.
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of abandoning a party for cause
- tergiversation
noun — the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your
- renunciation
- defection
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse at the Hall occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world to which Waverley-Honour formed the centre: but the more judicious politicians of this microcosm
WiktionaryThe King of Navarre suddenly abandoned his party and went over to the Catholics. The explanation of his apostasy was as simple as it was base: Navarre had no confidence in the success of his cause, an
WiktionaryWhat had he said, what had he done, after all, to give them the right to fasten on him the charge of apostasy? He had always been a free critic of everything, and it was natural that, on certain occas
WiktionaryApostasy is a human right.
Tatoeba · #11083832Tom's apostasy will not go unpunished.
Tatoeba · #11096388