| 单词 | apostasy |
| 释义 | apostasy (once / 5298 pages) n If your lifelong Republican-voting grandfather suddenly decides to register as a Democrat, some of his conservative friends may consider his change in politics to be apostasy, or rejecting what has been a strong belief and adopting a new one. When you abandon a set of beliefs, especially when they're religious beliefs, you can be accused of apostasy, which in some countries is actually illegal. It's taken seriously by many churches, since the rejection of a church's ideas can be seen as a criticism of the entire organization. Over time, the meaning of apostasy has grown to include non-religious examples, like your grandfather's political switch. WORD FAMILYapostasy: apostasies USAGE EXAMPLESIn the movie, Christians struggle with whether to commit apostasy by stepping on a medallion image of Christ called the fumie. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) A Pew research survey showed the majority of the people in these countries agree it is OK to kill somebody for apostasy. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) Rodrigues is forced to choose between apostasy and death – not just his own, but the execution of converts. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) 1n the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) Syn|Hyper defection, renunciation rejection the state of being rejected 2n the act of abandoning a party for cause Syn|Hyper tergiversation abandonment, desertion, forsaking the act of giving something up |
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