APOSTASY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apostasy mean? 

• APOSTASY (noun)
  The noun APOSTASY has 2 senses:

1. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

2. the act of abandoning a party for cause

  Familiarity information: APOSTASY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APOSTASY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

apostasy; defection; renunciation

Hypernyms ("apostasy" is a kind of...):

rejection (the state of being rejected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of abandoning a party for cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

apostasy; tergiversation

Hypernyms ("apostasy" is a kind of...):

abandonment; desertion; forsaking (the act of giving something up)