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Related topics: Religiona·pos·ta·sy /əˈpɒstəsi $ əˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable] formalRRRELIGION when someone suddenly stops believing in a religion or supporting a political party 叛教；脱党；变节Examples from the Corpusapostasy• They include theft, adultery and fornication, wine drinking, highway banditry, apostasy to of the faith and rebellion.• His apostasy had cost him his empire.• His apostasy was repulsive to the Xerox people.Origin apostasy (1300-1400) Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, from aphistasthai “to revolt”, from apo- ( → APOCALYPSE) + histasthai “to stand”a·pos·ta·sy nounChineseSyllable suddenly believing Corpus someone when stops in |