verb
- abandons or renounces a religious faith, political belief, or cause that one previously held
Usage: third-person singular present tense of apostatize; often used in religious or ideological contexts
Examples
- He apostatizes from the church after decades of membership.
- The politician apostatizes his former party's principles.
- She apostatizes the ideology she once championed.
- When he apostatizes his faith, his family is deeply disappointed.
- The scholar apostatizes traditional doctrine in favor of modern interpretations.
- They apostatize their commitment to the movement.