Apostatize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Apostatize is a verb meaning To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
Meaning
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
Example Sentences
Soft enticements of domestic life too often draw him from the ascetic trail; a monk who apostatizes to the world at times.
Q. 15. May not a church so far apostatize by the neglect of discipline, as to cease to be a church of Christ, and become a synagogue of Satan? A. Yes. This has sometimes happened.
Word Forms
- apostatizes
- apostatizing
- apostatized
- apostatise
Synonyms for apostatize
Depending on context, synonyms include apostasize, tergiversate, apostatise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apostatise, tergiversate, desert, apostacize, apostasize, renay.
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