apostasy

Example Sentences

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According to Harvard University’s Gutman Library, the government of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1637 banned Thomas Morton’s “The New English Canaan” for apostasy in criticizing Puritan customs and exercise of power.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Still, I pressed on to see where the author was going with this horticultural apostasy.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 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

Plainly, he had not expected to be accused of apostasy.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth