different between unbelief vs apostasy

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- +? belief.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nb??li?f/

Noun

unbelief (usually uncountable, plural unbeliefs)

1. An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:

     And he coulde there shewe no myracles butt leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed them. And he merveyled at their unbelefe.

   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 35:

     On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 781:

     Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief, even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.

Translations

See also

• disbelief (noun)
• doubt

English

Etymology

From Latin apostasia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apostasía, “defection, revolt”), from ???????? (aphíst?mi, “I withdraw, revolt”), from ??? (apó, “from”) + ?????? (híst?mi, “I stand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?st?si/

Noun

apostasy (countable and uncountable, plural apostasies)

1. The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.

   Synonyms: backsliding, conversion, deconversion
2. Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.

   Synonyms: defection, disaffection, estrangement

Related terms

Translations

See also

• deconvert
• thoughtcrime

Further reading

• apostasy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia