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v. - Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances.

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  • He an aposteme of the world, who by being discontented with those things that happen unto him in the world, doth as it were apostatise, and separate himself from common...
  • Why do many apostatise, and fall away, but because they never sit down and count the cost?
  • After one sermon, he was surrounded by Calvinists who offered him his life if he would apostatise.
  • FitzHerbert should apostatise was incredible enough; but that one should sell his family -- It was impossible.
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