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apostasy

[uh-pos-tuh-see] / əˈpɒs tə si /


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Longstreet’s prominence made his apostasy an especially dangerous threat.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

Among them is Lin Pao Rafetta, who is part of the Argentine Coalition for a Secular State, which has led the apostasy movement.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“There are about a dozen countries in the world where apostasy or blasphemy is, at least in theory, subject to the death penalty,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 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

There were at the time five nuns in the house and one in apostasy.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen




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