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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostatize.

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Examples

  • But as soon as you put into the story the fact that the religion the child apostatizes from is Islam, a massive, dramatic change occurs.

    The Christian Institute and the case of the "sacked" foster carer 2009

  • That of Maimonides is not much different: "A Jew that apostatizes, or breaks the sabbath presumptuously, is altogether like a heathen."

    From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979

  • Another species of consequent diversity of worship which does not militate against the marriage is that of two Catholics, one of whom after their union apostatizes, or turns infidel, Mohammedan, etc.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • The man who obeys in all things is promised that he shall come forth in the morning of the first resurrection; the man who disobeys, and by his disobedience apostatizes, is condemned to work out, through an eternity of suffering, his offense against the Holy

    Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft Frank Jenne Cannon 1902

  • Here is a soul regenerated; but on the one hand neglecting to cultivate the good, and on the other to suppress its tendencies to sin, hence apostatizes.

    Life of Rev. A. Crooks, A. M. Elizabeth Willits Crooks 1875

  • Soft enticements of domestic life too often draw him from the ascetic trail; a monk who apostatizes to the world at times.

    The Confidence-Man 1857

  • Abda'llah Ebn Saad, one of Mohammed's amanuenses, imagines himself inspired, and corrupts the Korân, 97, n.; apostatizes and is proscribed, but escapes with life, ib.

    The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

  • Okba Ebn Abi Moait professes Islâm and apostatizes, 272, n.; publicly abuses

    The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

  • I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim except in one of three (cases): a man who commits adultery when he is a married person, then he should be stoned; a man who kills a soul not in retaliation for murder; and a man who apostatizes after becoming Muslim.'

    Atlas Shrugs 2010

  • Sunan An-Nasa'i 4062-It was narrated from Ibn Umar that Uthman said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in three cases: A man who commits adultery after having married; or one who kills intentionally, in which case he deserves retaliation; or one who apostatizes after having become Muslim, in which case he deserves to be killed.'"

    Atlas Shrugs 2010

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