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A·pos·ta·sy

/əˈpästəsē/

noun
- 1. the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief: "the execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism"
Word Origin Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostasia, from a late Greek alteration of Greek apostasis ‘defection’.
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Formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion
Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one's previous religious beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate. Undertaking apostasy is called apostatizing (or apostasizing – also spelled apostacizing). Wikipedia
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