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apostasy

[uh-pos-tuh-see] / əˈpɒs tə si /


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Longstreet’s prominence made his apostasy an especially dangerous threat.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

He is part of the Argentine Coalition for a Secular State that is leading an apostasy movement.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

According to Harvard University’s Gutman Library, the government of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1637 banned Thomas Morton’s “The New English Canaan” for apostasy in criticizing Puritan customs and exercise of power.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The flip side of apostasy, of course, is the enmity it earns you from your old comrades.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Disraeli's apostasy was sudden and glaring, and he kept the field.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin




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