Pronunciation: &-'päs-t&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -sies
Etymology: Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt, from apo- + histasthai to stand: renunciation of a religious faith

2 : abandonment of a previous loyalty

Apostasy Pronunciation: `&-'päs-t&-sE` Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -sies Etymology: Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt, from apo- + histasthai to stand: renunciation of a religious faith 2 : abandonment of a previous loyalty