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apostasy

[uh-pos-tuh-see] / əˈpɒs tə si /


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Examples include apostasy laws in some Muslim-majority countries and India’s anticonversion laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 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

Mace could’ve taken this opportunity to lean further into apostasy.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2022

The reason for thus placing her in secular charge was that her case was now sub judice, for two months later the Bishop sent two commissioners to inquire into the whole question of the apostasy.

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




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