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Definitions of apostasy in various dictionaries:
noun - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
noun - the act of abandoning a party for cause
noun - an abandonment of one's faith or principles
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| Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause. |
| the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle. |
| the act of giving up your religious or political beliefs and leaving a religion or a political party: |
| The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle. |
| the act of abandoning a party or cause |
| the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) |
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Apostasy (; Greek: apostasia, "a defection or revolt") is the formal disaffiliation from, or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion contrary to one's previous beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate. Undertaking apostasy is called apostatizing (or apostasizing also spelled apostacizing). 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: few former believers call themselves apostates because of the negative connotation of the term. * Many religious groups and some states punish apostates; this may be the official policy of the religious |