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apostasy
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[əˈpɒstəsi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle
(e.g: the execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism)
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Origin
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Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostasia, from a late Greek alteration of Greek apostasis ‘defection’
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