Apostasy vs Rebellion - What's the difference?
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The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
* 1871 , James Anthony Froude, History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth , page 394
*1886 , , The Princess Casamassima .
*:What had he said, what had he done, after all, to give them the right to fasten on him the charge of apostasy ? He had always been a free critic of everything, and it was natural that, on certain occasions, in the little parlour in Lisson Grove, he should have spoken in accordance with that freedom; but it was only with the Princess that he had permitted himself really to rail at the democracy and given the full measure of his scepticism.
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
(countable) Defiance]] of authority or control; the act of [[rebel, rebelling.
(countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
As nouns the difference between apostasy and rebellion
is that apostasy is the renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs while rebellion is rebellion (armed resistance).apostasy
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Noun
(apostasies)- The King of Navarre suddenly abandoned his party and went over to the Catholics. The explanation of his apostasy was as simple as it was base: Navarre had no confidence in the success of his cause, and he cared little in his heart for anything but women and vanity.
Synonyms
* (renunciation of religion or faith) backsliding, conversion, deconversion * (renunciation of a set of beliefs) defection, disaffection, estrangementSee also
* deconvert * thoughtcrimeExternal links
* (wikipedia "apostasy")rebellion
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(wikipedia rebellion)Noun
(en noun)- The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.
- Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.
- The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.