apostasy
Example Sentences
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He is part of the Argentine Coalition for a Secular State that is leading an apostasy movement.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023
“There are about a dozen countries in the world where apostasy or blasphemy is, at least in theory, subject to the death penalty,” he said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023
The instant I read the MLB’s arbitrator had ruled that Trevor Bauer should be reinstated, I braced myself for Bill Plaschke’s thundering denunciation of this apostasy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022
Mace could’ve taken this opportunity to lean further into apostasy.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2022
"I know nothing of the proconsul; I am here, driven from Jerusalem by Saul who charged me with apostasy because I would not aid him in his oppression."
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
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The Testaments
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