Apostasy

//əˈpɔs.tə.si//

Word Type

Noun

The word "apostasy" can be used as a noun.

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abandonment desertion forsaking rejection

Type Of (IsA)

abandonment rejection

Related Terms

apostate apostatic apostatical apostatically apostatise apostatize deconvert thoughtcrime

Related Terms

apostate apostatise backsliding belief conversion deconversion deconvert faith religion renunciation thoughtcrime

Synonym Network

backsliding defection

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