To the followers of the Daesh terrorist group, all Muslims are guilty of apostasy because they don't recognize the authority of their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Apostasy
/əˈpɔs.tə.si/
Synonyms for "apostasy" (146 found)
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Noun(5 words)
about faceabout-faceaccommodationadaptationadjustmentagreement to disagreealienationalterationameliorationatheismbackslidingbetrayalbettermentboltbreakbreakawaychangechange of heartchangeablenessconstructive change
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Strong matches (43)
defectiondegenerationdegenerative changederelictiondeserteddeserterdesertiondeteriorationdeviationdifferencedisaccorddisagreementdisapprobationdisapprovaldiscontinuitydisloyaltydisparitydissatisfactiondissensiondissent
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dissentiencedissidencedivergencediversificationdiversiondiversitydropping outevangelicalismfaithlessnessfallfall from gracefalsenessfittingflip flopflip-flopgoing overgradual changeheresyimpietyimpiousnessimprovement
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Noun(3 words)
infidelityirreligionirreverencelapselapse from gracemeliorationminority opinionmitigationmodificationmodulationnew theologynonagreementnonassentnonconcurrencenonconformitynonconsentoppositionoverthrowperfidyprotestantism
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qualificationradical changerattingre creationre-creationrealignmentrecidivationrecidivismrecreancyrecusancerecusancyredesignreformreformationrejectionrelapseremakingrenewalrenunciationrepudiationreshapingrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionschismsecessionshiftsudden changeswitchtergiversationtotal changetransitiontreacherousnesstreasonturnturnaboutturning traitorundergroundundutifulnessupheavalvariancevariationvarietyviolent changewalkoutwithdrawalworseningzwinglianism
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4 entriesChristian apostasyIslamic apostasyideological shiftparty defection
Collocations
6 entriesact of apostasyapostasy lawapostasy ratemass apostasypolitical apostasyreligious apostasy
Inflections
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6 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Apostasy is a human right.
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Tom's apostasy will not go unpunished.
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The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse at the Hall occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world to which Waverley-Honour formed the centre: but the more judicious politicians of this microcosm augured yet worse consequences to Richard Waverley from a movement which shortly followed his apostasy.
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