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apostasy
a·pos·ta·sy [ ə póstəssee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
renunciation of faith: the renunciation of a religious or political belief or allegiance
[14th century. Via French< Greek apostasis "standing away" < histasthai "to stand"]
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