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apostasy (s) (noun), apostasies (pl)
The rejection of or the abandonment of a religious belief, a political party, or certain principles: Jacob's apostasy was a disappointment for his mother because he no longer belonged to the devotional organization that he had been a member of ever since he was a child.
A total departure or desertion.
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The total abandonment or rejection of what a person has previously professed to believe in or to be a participant in; such as, a religion or a political group, etc. (1)
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