Apostasy
21Apostasy in Islam — (Arabic: ارتداد, irtidād or ridda) is commonly defined in Islam as the rejection in word or deed of one s former religion (apostasy) by a person who was previously a follower of Islam. The Qur an itself does not prescribe any earthly punishment… …
22Apostasy in Judaism — refers to the rejection of Judaism by a Jew and defection to another religion [Apostasy is defined as [http://www.m w.com/dictionary/Apostasy renunciation of a religious faith] , in this case, Judaism. See apostasy for further clarification.] The …
23Apostasy (band) — Apostasy is a Swedish black/death metal band.HistoryApostasy was formed in 1994; its original lead singer, Stefan Peersen, died of a brain ailment in 1997, and guitarist Svenn Aksen Henriksen took over lead vocals. [… …
24Apostasy (disambiguation) — Apostasy is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of one s religion.Apostasy may also refer to: * Apostasy (band), a Swedish black/death metal band * The Apostasy , a 2007 album by Polish blackened death metal band… …
25Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …
26Apostasy (groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Apostasy. Apostasy Pays d’origine Norvège Genre musical Black metal Années d activité À partir de 1994 …
27Apostasy in Shafi tradition — An early Sharia Manual of the Shafi i tradition (Reliance of the Traveller: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law, is a translation of Umdat al salik by Ibn Naqib (died 1368 A.D. ISBN 0 915957 72 8 ) provides the following list of acts that… …
28apostasy — noun (plural sies) Etymology: Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt, from apo + histasthai to stand more at stand Date: 14th century 1. renunciation of a religious faith …
29apostasy — Synonyms and related words: Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Reform, Zwinglianism, about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, agreement to disagree, alienation, alteration, amelioration, atheism, backsliding, betrayal, betterment, bolt,… …
30apostasy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause: defection, recreance, recreancy, tergiversation. See APPROACH, TRUST …
