Apostasy

by Webster 1913

Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:51:25

A*pos"ta*sy (#), n.; pl. Apostasies (#). [OE. apostasie, F. apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. a standing off from, a defection, fr. to stand off, revolt; from + to stand. See Off and Stand.]

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.

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apostate	Reign of Julian II	To Die a Martyr	Conduct Towards The Christians From Nero To Constantine VII
Post-tribulation rapture	The Church of England and the Oxford movement	Conduct Towards The Christians From Nero to Constantine	The unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost
Faust	Elendil	The sad thing is, if you get her you'll be sick of her in a year	Heresy
Participate in your own manipulation.	It's not the words you write, it's the story you tell	Protesting at your own God	Cain's wife
Jezebel	Mighty Mouse	April 30, 2003	Ezekiel and the Exiles
Triumph, the insult comic dog	Excommunicate	wood	Ar-Pharazôn

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