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English-Thai Dictionary

apostatize

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APOSTATIZE

v.i.To abandon one's profession or church; to forsake principles or faith which one has professed; or the party to which one has been attached.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APOSTATIZE

A *pos "ta *tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apostatized; p. pr. & vb. n.Apostatizing. ] Etym: [LL. apostatizare.]

Defn: To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered. He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to believing in Carlyle.

New American Oxford Dictionary

apostatize

a pos ta tize |əˈpästəˌtīz əˈpɑstətaɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] renounce a religious or political belief or principle. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin apostatizare, from apostata (see apostate ).

Oxford Dictionary

apostatize

apostatize |əˈpɒstətʌɪz |(also apostatise ) ▶verb [ no obj. ] renounce a religious or political belief or principle. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin apostatizare, from apostata (see apostate ).