Definitions for Apostasy
əˈpɒs tə siapos·ta·sy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apostasy, renunciation, defectionnoun

   the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

2. apostasy, tergiversationnoun

   the act of abandoning a party for cause

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apostasynoun

   The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.

2. apostasynoun

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

3. Etymology: From apostasia, from ἀποστασία, from ἀφίστημι, from ἀπό + ἵστημι

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apostasynoun

   Departure from what a man has professed: it is generally applied to religion; sometimes with the particle from.

   Etymology: αϖόόστασις.

   The canon law defines apostasy to be a wilful departure from that state of faith, which any person has professed himself to hold in the christian church. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   The affable archangel had forewarn’d
   Adam, by due example, to beware
   Apostasy, by what befel in heav’n
   To those apostates. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi. l. 43.

   Vice in us were not only wickedness, but apostasy, degenerate wickedness. Thomas Sprat.

   Whoever do give different worships, must bring in more gods; which is an apostasy from one God. Edward Stillingfleet.

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1. apostasy

   Apostasy is the formal rejection, renunciation, or abandonment of one's religion, beliefs or principles. This can include a religious group or political party, among other affiliations. It is a conscious, deliberate decision to leave or disaffiliate from a prior religious or belief system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apostasynoun

   an abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity

2. Etymology: [OE. apostasie, F. apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. a standing off from, a defection, fr. to stand off, revolt; from + to stand. See Off and Stand.]

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1. Apostasy

   Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. One who commits apostasy is known as an apostate. The term apostasy is used by sociologists to mean renunciation and criticism of, or opposition to, a person's former religion, in a technical sense and without pejorative connotation. The term is occasionally also used metaphorically to refer to renunciation of a non-religious belief or cause, such as a political party, brain trust, or a sports team. Apostasy is generally not a self-definition: very few former believers call themselves apostates because of the pejorative implications of the term. Many religious groups and some states punish apostates. Apostates may be shunned by the members of their former religious group or subjected to formal or informal punishment. This may be the official policy of the religious group or may be the action of its members. Certain churches may in certain circumstances excommunicate the apostate, while some religious scriptures demand the death penalty for apostates.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apostasy

   Apostacy, a-post′a-si, n. abandonment of one's religion, principles, or party: a revolt from ecclesiastical obedience, from a religious profession, or from holy orders.—n. Apost′ate, one guilty of apostasy: a renegade from his faith from unworthy motives.—adj. false: traitorous: fallen.—adjs. Apostat′ic, -al.—v.i. Apost′atise. [Gr. 'a standing away;' apo, from, stasis, a standing.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Apostasy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Apostasy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Apostasy in a Sentence

1. Iain Murray:

   When we think of apostasy, we’re not to think simply of deviation from the truth, that is fundamental, but always too, there's deviation in life, there is a movement to unholiness, to worldliness. -- Iain Murray

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Apostasy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apostasy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Apostasy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Apostasy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Apostasy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Apostasy