Login Preferences
About News Publications Statistics Downloads API Guide License How to use Preferences
bn:00004977n
Noun Concept
Categories: Spies by role, Religious law, Military terminology, Articles with permanently dead external links, Political terminology
EN
apostasy  renunciation  defection
EN
The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) WordNet 3.0
English:
politics
Definitions
Relations
Sources
EN
The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) WordNet 3.0
The state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) Open English WordNet
Apostasy Wikipedia
In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. Wikipedia
Formal disaffiliation from, or abandonment or renunciation of, a religion by a person. Wikipedia Disambiguation
The formal renunciation of one's religion Wikipedia Disambiguation
Formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion Wikidata
Giving up of allegiance to one state for allegiance to another in a manner considered illegitimate by the first state Wikidata
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs. OmegaWiki
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith. Wiktionary
Renunciation of one's religion or faith. Wiktionary (translation)
The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another. Wiktionary
IS A
rejection
treachery
renunciation
bianhua
HAS PART
apostasy in Islam
apostasy in Christianity
Apostasy in Judaism
HAS KIND
apostasy in Islam
ex-Mormon
apostasy in Christianity
religious disaffiliation
Apostasy in Judaism
+1 relations
HAS INSTANCE
defection of Justin Lin
Defection of Viktor Belenko
DERIVATION
defect
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Otto's encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
DIFFERENT FROM
emigration
immigration
FACET OF
religion
freedom of thought
human right
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
conversion
treason
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
apostasy, renunciation, defection
Wikipedia
EN
apostasy, defection
Wikidata
EN
apostasy, defection
Wiktionary
EN
apostasy, renunciation
OmegaWiki
EN
apostasy
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
Abandoning the religion, Abandonment of religion, apostacy, Apostasies, apostasis, Apostasise, Apostasised, Apostasiser, Apostasisers, Apostasises, Apostasising, apostasize, apostasized, Apostasizer, Apostasizers, Apostasizes, apostasizing, Apostasy in Hinduism, apostates, apostatise, apostatised, Apostatiser, Apostatisers, Apostatises, Apostatising, Apostatization, apostatize, apostatized, Apostatizer, Apostatizers, Apostatizes, apostatizing, Criminalization of apostasy, deconversion, Deconvert, deconverted, defecting, Defection (politics), defectors, Ex-christian, Ex-Christian, former religion, Leaving the religion, ἀποστασία
Wikidata Alias
EN
apostasising, apostasizing, apostate, apostatising, apostatizing

Please note that, in order to improve your browsing experience on this website, BabelNet® uses various types of cookies, including: browsing functionality, performance and statistical cookies.

By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK

License