apostasy
1. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • Syn: renunciation, defection • Derivationally related forms: defect (for: defection) • Hypernyms: rejection 2. the act of abandoning a party for cause • Syn: tergiversation • Derivationally related forms: tergiversate (for: tergiversation) • Hypernyms: abandonment, forsaking, desertion
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