Associations to the word «Apostasy»

Wiktionary

APOSTASY, noun. The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
APOSTASY, noun. Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.

Dictionary definition

APOSTASY, noun. The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes).
APOSTASY, noun. The act of abandoning a party for cause.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King