apostatize

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apostatize

verb apostatizes · apostatizing · apostatized · apostatise

  1. To give up or renounce one's position or belief. Q. 15. May not a church so far apostatize by the neglect of discipline, as to cease to be a church of Christ, and become a synagogue of Satan? A. Yes. This has sometimes happened.

    Similar: commit apostasy, apostasize

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verb give up one's position or belief

Españolapostatar
Portuguêsapostatar
Françaisapostasier
Deutschabtrünnig sein, vom Glauben abfallen
العربيةاِرْتَدَّ irtadda

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@misc{apostatize_2026,
  title = {apostatize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apostatize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}