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/ɐpˈɒstəsi/
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NOUN
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
- the act of abandoning a party for cause
How To Use apostasy In A Sentence
- For this apostasy, these Western elites ostracized and criticized Birman, saying that his views were by definition biased because he was an emigre. Right From the Start
- On the contrary, they clearly conflict on issues of intra-group dissent such as proselytization, apostasy, heresy, and mandatory education.
- Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery
- This being said irredentism and the idea that apostasy to any religion is an affront to Allah do not contradict those points. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Religious, Cultural, and Personal Right To Eat Bacon — Even When Your Foster Parents Don’t Allow It in Their Home
- Iran - Since the country believes apostasy is a crime, pray specifically for Muslims who convert to Christianity as they potentially face the death penalty.
- Ancient traditions regarding this apostate leader show that he rebelled against God, and in so doing, created a worldwide apostasy.
- He declares with regard to the tares, "The tares are the children of the wicked one," [4436] it must be affirmed that He has ascribed all who are of the apostasy to him who is the ringleader of this transgression. ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
- This dark corner has been visited through the combination of heresy and apostasy bym separately, Calvinists, English Deists, and French atheists. Quizzing the Anonymous
- The nominal conversion of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great to Christianity indeed led to compromise and apostasy .
- They include theft, adultery and fornication, wine drinking, highway banditry, apostasy to of the faith and rebellion.