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He an aposteme of the world, who by being discontented with those things that happen unto him in the world, doth as it were apostatise, and separate himself from common nature's rational administration.

From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

It was also a singular circumstance, that no Molist was ever known to change sides, whereas, after bathing, many of the Anti-molists were found most shamefully to apostatise.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

For it was held by 'Malvenda, who writes expressly on the subject', and who, besides, 'states as the opinion of Ribera, Gaspar Melus, Viegas, Suarez, Bellarmine, and Bosius that Rome shall apostatise from the faith'.

From Eminent Victorians by Strachey, Giles Lytton

They can apostatise in Adam, and be regenerated in Christ.

From Sermons to the Natural Man by Shedd, William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer)

That a FitzHerbert should apostatise was incredible enough; but that one should sell his family—It was impossible.

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh