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   apostasy

   /əˈpɒstəsi/

   noun

   • 1. the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle: "the execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism"

   Word Origin Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostasia, from a late Greek alteration of Greek apostasis ‘defection’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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