apostasy

English Thesaurus

1. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abandonment, desertion, forsaking,
definition	:	the act of giving something up (noun.act)

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the state of being rejected (noun.state)

3. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

4. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

5. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

6. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)