apostasy
Plural: apostasies
Noun
- The abandonment or renunciation of a belief or principle.
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
- the act of abandoning a party for cause
- The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
- Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
Examples
- Playing a two-letter word when a bingo was possible is unforgivable apostasy.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía, “defection, revolt”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “I withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”).
Synonyms
defection, renunciation, tergiversation, backsliding[emic]] viewpoint only>, disaffection, estrangement
Scrabble Score: 13
apostasy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordapostasy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apostasy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary