APOSTASY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of abandoning a party or cause
   Synonym(s)
   • tergiversation (what does tergiversation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) apostasy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • abandonment (what does abandonment mean?)
   • forsaking (what does forsaking mean?)
   • desertion (what does desertion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • apostatize (what does apostatize mean?)
   • apostatise (what does apostatise mean?)
   • tergiversate (what does tergiversate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
   Synonym(s)
   • defection (what does defection mean?)
   • renunciation (what does renunciation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) apostasy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rejection (what does rejection mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • defect (what does defect mean?)
   • desert (what does desert mean?)