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APOSTASY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word apostasy. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word apostasy. (close relations)
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defection
nounn
noun

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

renunciation
nounn
noun

• rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

• an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

• the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

betrayal
nounn
noun

• an act of deliberate betrayal

• the quality of aiding an enemy

desertion
nounn
noun

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the act of giving something up

disloyalty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being disloyal

backsliding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a failure to maintain a higher state

conversion
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event that results in a transformation

• a change in the units or form of an expression:

• a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

• a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

• a change of religion

• interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

• act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

• the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

disaffection
nounn
noun

• the feeling of being alienated from other people

• disloyalty to the government or to established authority

estrangement
nounn
noun

• separation resulting from hostility

• the feeling of being alienated from other people

tergiversation
nounn
noun

• falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

• the act of abandoning a party for cause

Best Hypernyms For APOSTASY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for apostasy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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abandonment betrayal defection desertion forsaking rejection

Alternatives for DEFECTION

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