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Apostasy (/ əˈpɒstəsi /; Greek: ἀποστασία, translit. apostasía, lit. " defection, revolt ") is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one's previous religious beliefs. [1]
Apostasy is the rejection of Christ by one who has been a Christian. …" [4] "Apostasy is a theological category describing those who have voluntarily and consciously abandoned their faith in the God of the covenant, who manifests himself most completely in Jesus Christ." [5] "Apostasy is the antonym of conversion; it is deconversion." [1]
Apostasy in Islam (Arabic: ردة, romanized:ridda or ارتداد, irtidād) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or through deed. It includes not only explicit renunciations of the Islamic faith by converting to another religion [ 1 ] or abandoning religion, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] but also blasphemy or ...
Apostasy in Judaism is the rejection of Judaism and possible conversion to another religion by a Jew. [1] The term apostasy is derived from Ancient Greek: ἀποστάτης, meaning "rebellious" [2] (Hebrew: מורד. [3] translitterally Mored) Equivalent expressions for apostate in Hebrew that are used by rabbinical scholars include mumar ...
It is a personal relationship that thereby is betrayed, broken, forfeited; this is the tragic meaning of apostasy. It is not so much giving up something, even so marvellous as salvation, but the forsaking of a Person. Surely through such an action salvation too is forfeited.
The Great Apostasy is a concept within Christianity to describe a perception that mainstream Christian Churches have fallen away from the original faith founded by Jesus and promulgated through his Twelve Apostles.
Hanafi – views blasphemy as synonymous with apostasy, and therefore, accepts the repentance of apostates. Those who refuse to repent, their punishment is death if the blasphemer is a Muslim man, and if the blasphemer is a woman, she must be imprisoned with coercion (beating) till she repents and returns to Islam. [ 26 ]
In the Latter Day Saint movement, a dispensation is a period of time in which God gave priesthood authority to men on the Earth through prophetic callings. Between each dispensation is an apostasy where the priesthood is at least partially absent. [5] The LDS Bible Dictionary says.