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apostasy(dictionary)

apostasy (iou)



apostasy noun. Also apostacy. ME.
[ecclesiastical Latin apostasia from late Greek alt. of apostasis defection: see -Y3.]
Abandonment or renunciation of one's religious faith or moral allegiance. ME.
b. Renunciation of religious vows without dispensation. ME.
The abandonment of principles, beliefs, or party. L16.