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The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: backsliding[emic]] viewpoint only>
Antonyms: none provided
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: defection, disaffection, estrangement
Antonyms: none provided
the act of abandoning a party for cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tergiversation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abandonment, forsaking, desertion
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: renunciation, defection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rejection
From Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía, “defection, revolt”), from ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to withdraw, revolt”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
رِدَّة
(ridda)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Arabic:
اِرْتِدَاد
(irtidād)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Azerbaijani:
irtidad
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Belarusian:
адсту́пніцтва
(adstúpnictva)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Bulgarian:
отстъ́пничество
(otstǎ́pničestvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Bulgarian:
вероотстъ́пничество
(verootstǎ́pničestvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Catalan:
apostasia
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Chinese Mandarin:
變節 /变节
(biànjié)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Chinese Mandarin:
叛教
(pànjiào)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Czech:
odpadlictví
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Dutch:
afvalligheid
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Finnish:
luopuminen
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Finnish:
luopuminen uskosta
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Finnish:
luopumus
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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French:
apostasie
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Georgian:
განდგომილობა
(gandgomiloba)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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German:
Abtrünnigkeit
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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German:
Apostasie
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Gothic:
𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃
(afstass)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Greek:
αποστασία
(apostasía)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Ancient Greek:
ἀποστασία
(apostasía)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Hausa:
ridda
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Hungarian:
aposztázia
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Indonesian:
murtad
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Indonesian:
kemurtadan
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Indonesian:
ridat
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Irish:
athchreideamh
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Irish:
séanadh creidimh
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Italian:
apostasia
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Japanese:
背教
(haikyō)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Japanese:
背信
(haishin)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Korean:
배교
(baegyo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Kyrgyz:
иртидaд
(irtidad)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Latin:
apostasia
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Macedonian:
отпадништво
(otpadništvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Macedonian:
отстапништво
(otstapništvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Māori:
apotatatanga
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Māori:
ngākau rere
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Persian:
ارتداد
(ertedâd)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Polish:
odstępstwo
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Polish:
odszczepieństwo
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Polish:
apostazja
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Portuguese:
apostasia
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Romanian:
apostazie
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Russian:
отступни́чество
(otstupníčestvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Russian:
отсту́пничество
(otstúpničestvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Somali:
ridda
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Spanish:
apostasía
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Swedish:
avfall
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Swedish:
apostasi
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Tajik:
иртидод
(irtidod)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Turkish:
irtidad
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Ottoman Turkish:
ردت
(reddet)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Turkmen:
irtidad
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Ukrainian:
відсту́пництво
(vidstúpnyctvo)
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Uzbek:
irtidod
— renunciation of set of beliefs
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Belarusian:
вераадсту́пніцтва
(vjeraadstúpnictva)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Bulgarian:
отстъ́пничество
(otstǎ́pničestvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Bulgarian:
вероотстъ́пничество
(verootstǎ́pničestvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Catalan:
apostasia
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Chinese Mandarin:
叛教
(pànjiào)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Chinese Mandarin:
背教
(bèijiào)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Czech:
odpadlictví
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Dutch:
afvalligheid
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Dutch:
geloofsafval
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Gothic:
𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃
(afstass)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Hungarian:
aposztázia
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Indonesian:
murtad
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Irish:
athchreideamh
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
-
Irish:
séanadh creidimh
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
-
Italian:
apostasia
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
-
Japanese:
背教
(haikyō)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Korean:
배교
(baegyo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Macedonian:
отпадништво
(otpadništvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
-
Macedonian:
отстапништво
(otstapništvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
-
Māori:
ngākau rere
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Polish:
apostazja
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Portuguese:
apostasia
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Russian:
вероотступни́чество
(verootstupníčestvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Russian:
отступни́чество
(otstupníčestvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Russian:
апоста́сия
(apostásija)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Scottish Gaelic:
àicheadh-chreidimh
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Spanish:
apostasía
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Swedish:
avfall
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Swedish:
apostasi
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Ottoman Turkish:
ردت
(reddet)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
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Ukrainian:
віровідсту́пництво
(virovidstúpnyctvo)
— renunciation of one's religion or faith
