apostatise

/ə'pɔstətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (apostatize) /ə'pɔstətaiz/

Thân thiện

He decided to apostatise and leave the religious community.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To formally abandon or renounce one's religious faith, political party, or other strongly held beliefs or principles.
   • To commit apostasy; to defect from a former allegiance or association.

Usage

The verb "apostatise" describes a deliberate, significant, and often public act of abandonment. It is typically used in formal or serious contexts concerning religion, politics, or ideology. It implies a complete break from a previous commitment.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The former priest chose to apostatise and publicly reject the doctrines of the church.
  • Several members of the ruling party apostatised and joined the opposition.
  • Historians debate whether the philosopher truly apostatised from his earlier teachings or merely evolved his views.

Advanced Usage

• "to apostatise from": This is the most common construction, specifying what is being abandoned.
  • He was accused of apostatising from the core tenets of the movement.

Variants and Related Words

• Apostatize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning as "apostatise".
• Apostasy (noun): The act or state of apostatising.
  • His apostasy shocked his former colleagues.
• Apostate (noun): A person who has apostatised.
  • The regime denounced the writers as apostates.

Synonyms

• Defect: To desert a cause, country, or organization, especially in order to join an opposing one.
• Renounce: To formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession; can be used for beliefs.
• Forsake: To give up or leave (something or someone) entirely; has a strong emotional connotation of abandonment.

Antonyms

• Adhere: To remain devoted to or in support of an idea, person, or group.
• Convert: To change one's religious faith or other belief, typically a new one (whereas "apostatise" is a change a previous one).

Related Phrases

• Turn one's coat: An idiom meaning to be a turncoat or traitor, similar to apostatising in a political context.
  • After the revolution, many officials were accused of turning their coats.

Học thuật

Verb

1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

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