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Word: Apostasy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostasia, from a late Greek alteration of Greek apostasis ‘defection’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒstəsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle
Short Definition:abandonment or renunciation of religious or political belief or principle
Examples:- the execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism
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