apostasy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
apostasy
n.
heresy; disloyalty
Apostasy
Apostasy (; (
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 commits apostasy (or who
apostatizes) is known as an
apostate. 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.
apostasy
Noun
1. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
(synonym) renunciation, defection
(hypernym) rejection
2. the act of abandoning a party or cause
(synonym) tergiversation
(hypernym) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
Apostasy
(n.)
An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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apostasy
n.
دھرم نشٹ , اپنا دھرم تياگن , انحراف , الحاد
