Definition
The abandonment or renunciation of a religious faith, political cause, or set of principles that one previously believed in.
Etymology
From Greek 'apostasia' (defection, standing away from), from 'apo-' (away) + 'stasis' (standing). The word entered English through Latin and Old French, originally describing religious defection.
Kelly Says
In medieval times, apostacy was treated like the ultimate crime—worse than murder in some places—because societies believed you couldn't just decide to reject what everyone held sacred.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔርን በሽብት ማድረግ
ee-gzi-ah-be-her-n be-sheeb-t ma-dreg
CACatalà
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
CSČeština
apostatie
ah-poh-stah-tee
DADansk
apostasi
ah-poh-stah-see
DEDeutsch
Apostasie
ah-poh-stah-see
ELΕλληνικά
αποστασία
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
ESEspañol
apostasía
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
FAفارسی
apostasy
ah-poh-stah-see
FISuomi
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
FRFrançais
apostasie
ah-poh-stah-see
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રાંતિ
prati-kran-tee
HEעברית
אpostasía
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
HUMagyar
apostázia
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianatan
peng-khian-a-tan
ITItaliano
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
KKKK
аpostas
ah-poh-stahs
KMKM
ប្រកាសប្ដូរ
prak-as-btoe
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianatan
peng-khian-a-tan
MYမြန်မာ
သူကြီး ကို နက်မွဲ ပြု
thu-kye ko net-mu-weh pru
NLNederlands
apostasie
ah-poh-stah-see
NONorsk
apostasi
ah-poh-stah-see
PLPolski
apostazja
ah-poh-stah-zhah
PTPortuguês
apostasía
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
RORomână
apostazie
ah-poh-stah-zee
RUРусский
отступничество
otstupnichestvo
SVSvenska
apostasi
ah-poh-stah-see
SWKiswahili
ubaya
oo-ba-ya
TLTL
pag-a-alipusta
pag-ah-ah-lip-oo-sta
UKУкраїнська
апостатія
ah-poh-stah-tee-yah
VITiếng Việt
phản bội
phan boi