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PRONUNCIATION OF APOSTATIZE

apostatize  [əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOSTATIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apostatize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb apostatize in English.

WHAT DOES APOSTATIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

apostatize

Apostasy

Apostasy (/əˈpɒstəsi/; Greek: ἀποστασία (apostasia), "a defection or revolt") is the formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. One who commits apostasy (or who apostatizes) is known as an apostate. The term apostasy is used by sociologists to mean renunciation and criticism of, or opposition to, a person's former religion, in a technical sense and without pejorative connotation. The term is occasionally also used metaphorically to refer to renunciation of a non-religious belief or cause, such as a political party, brain trust, or a sports team. Apostasy is generally not a self-definition: very few former believers call themselves apostates because of the pejorative implications of the term. Many religious groups and some states punish apostates. Apostates may be shunned by the members of their former religious group or subjected to formal or informal punishment. This may be the official policy of the religious group or may simply be the voluntary action of its members.

Definition of apostatize in the English dictionary

The definition of apostatize in the dictionary is to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO APOSTATIZE

PRESENT

Present
I apostatize
you apostatize
he/she/it apostatizes
we apostatize
you apostatize
they apostatize
Present continuous
I am apostatizing
you are apostatizing
he/she/it is apostatizing
we are apostatizing
you are apostatizing
they are apostatizing
Present perfect
I have apostatized
you have apostatized
he/she/it has apostatized
we have apostatized
you have apostatized
they have apostatized
Present perfect continuous
I have been apostatizing
you have been apostatizing
he/she/it has been apostatizing
we have been apostatizing
you have been apostatizing
they have been apostatizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I apostatized
you apostatized
he/she/it apostatized
we apostatized
you apostatized
they apostatized
Past continuous
I was apostatizing
you were apostatizing
he/she/it was apostatizing
we were apostatizing
you were apostatizing
they were apostatizing
Past perfect
I had apostatized
you had apostatized
he/she/it had apostatized
we had apostatized
you had apostatized
they had apostatized
Past perfect continuous
I had been apostatizing
you had been apostatizing
he/she/it had been apostatizing
we had been apostatizing
you had been apostatizing
they had been apostatizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will apostatize
you will apostatize
he/she/it will apostatize
we will apostatize
you will apostatize
they will apostatize
Future continuous
I will be apostatizing
you will be apostatizing
he/she/it will be apostatizing
we will be apostatizing
you will be apostatizing
they will be apostatizing
Future perfect
I will have apostatized
you will have apostatized
he/she/it will have apostatized
we will have apostatized
you will have apostatized
they will have apostatized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been apostatizing
you will have been apostatizing
he/she/it will have been apostatizing
we will have been apostatizing
you will have been apostatizing
they will have been apostatizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would apostatize
you would apostatize
he/she/it would apostatize
we would apostatize
you would apostatize
they would apostatize
Conditional continuous
I would be apostatizing
you would be apostatizing
he/she/it would be apostatizing
we would be apostatizing
you would be apostatizing
they would be apostatizing
Conditional perfect
I would have apostatize
you would have apostatize
he/she/it would have apostatize
we would have apostatize
you would have apostatize
they would have apostatize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been apostatizing
you would have been apostatizing
he/she/it would have been apostatizing
we would have been apostatizing
you would have been apostatizing
they would have been apostatizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you apostatize
we let´s apostatize
you apostatize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to apostatize
Past participle
apostatized
Present Participle
apostatizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOSTATIZE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
advertize
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
alphabetize
ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz
apostatise
əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz
aromatize
əˈrəʊməˌtaɪz
automatise
ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz
automatize
ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz
climatise
ˈklaɪməˌtaɪz
democratize
dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz
dramatize
ˈdræməˌtaɪz
enhypostatise
ˌɛnhaɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz
enhypostatize
ˌɛnhaɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz
hypnotize
ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz
hypostatise
haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz
hypostatize
haɪˈpɒstəˌtaɪz
lemmatize
ˈlɛməˌtaɪz
narcotize
ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz
stigmatize
ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz
systematize
ˈsɪstɪməˌtaɪz
traumatize
ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOSTATIZE

apostasies
apostasy
apostate
apostatic
apostatical
apostatise
apostil
apostille
apostle
apostle bird
apostle spoon
Apostles´ Creed
apostleship
apostolate
apostolic
apostolic delegate
Apostolic Fathers
Apostolic See
Apostolic succession
apostolical

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOSTATIZE

acclimatize
achromatize
anagrammatize
anathematize
axiomatize
cinematize
derivatize
digitize
diplomatize
dogmatize
enigmatize
epigrammatize
legitimatize
melodramatize
pragmatize
prelatize
privatize
reacclimatize
reprivatize
schematize
schismatize

Synonyms and antonyms of apostatize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APOSTATIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apostatize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apostatize

Translation of «apostatize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOSTATIZE

Find out the translation of apostatize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apostatize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apostatize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apostatar
570 millions of speakers

English

apostatize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परित्याग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отступаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apostatar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বদলত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apostasier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Murtad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apostatize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

apostatize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murtat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apostatize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वधर्मत्यागीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrılmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apostatize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apostatami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відступатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apostazieze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστατήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afvallig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avfaller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apostatize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apostatize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSTATIZE»

The term «apostatize» is normally little used and occupies the 135.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSTATIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apostatize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOSTATIZE»

Discover the use of apostatize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apostatize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Barnes_ Notes on the NT (Barnes)
He who should apostatize from the Christian faith, the apostle goes on to say, would also be guilty of the most aggravated crime of which man could be guilty — the crime of trampling under foot the Son of God, of showing contempt for his holy  ...
Albert Barnes
2
Journal of Discourses
as these rocks are held to their place in the foundation of the Temple, so that there will be no disposition to apostatize. And the people must be possessed of capacity, like the rock in the building ; they must be possessed of strength to bear the ...
Brigham Young, 1858
3
The First and Second Letters to Timothy: A New Translation ...
Menander's line from Kitharistes fragment 8, Koerte/288K is memorable: "How unstable and deceitful a thing (poikilon pragm' . . . kai planon) is Luck." Apostatize , from aphistan(-ai), reappears in 2 Tim 2:19 with the sense of keeping away from  ...
Jerome D. Quinn, William C. Wacker, 2000
4
The British Millennial Harbinger
CAN CHRISTIANS APOSTATIZE? J 1 desire our Baptist brethren, at their an*. State Convention in Missouri, to finish , lie question which they left undecided — wbfther a man can apostatize from Chria- tucitr, or not ; or, whether it is with them,  ...
James Wallis, David King, 1861
5
The God Who Risks: A Theology of Divine Providence
Does the relational model imply that God takes the risk that those who respond in faith to his salvific love may later on reject it and apostatize? In the parable of the sower (Lk 8:9-15) some people initially believe but are later overcome with the ...
John Sanders, 2009
6
Journal of discourses. By B. Young [and others]. Reported by ...
Would such a man ever apostatize ? No. Was a contented man ever known to apostatize ? No. I never saw an apostate yet, but could tell me of some dissatisfied desire that caused him to apostatize. Then if you feel discontented you may know ...
George D Watt, Brigham Young, 1856
7
Biblical Studies on the Prophecies of the Rapture and Revelation
Denominations that Teach Saints CAN ultimately Apostatize: Methodists / Free Will Baptists / Assembly of God / Church of God / Nazarene Church / the Salvation Army / GARBC Baptists / Pentecostal groups / those armenian in theology.
Phil Russell, 2012
8
The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star
They will not apostatize where they are now ; , you could not hire them to do it, you' could not whip them to it ; you cannot starve their religion out of them ; but bring them here and give them houses and lands, horses and chariots, make ...
9
Hebrews
Christians can apostatize. . . . Yet paradoxically, if they become true apostates, they show that they were not authentic Christians (cf. 3:14). . . . Concerning the readers of Hebrews, as of all Christians, it must be said that they are Christians thus ...
David L. Allen, 2010
10
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Epistle to the Hebrews
He who should apostatize from the Christian faith, the apostle goes on to say, would also be guilty gf the most aggravated crime of which man could be guilty — the crime of trampling under foot the Son of God, of showing contempt for his holy  ...
Albert Barnes, 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOSTATIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apostatize is used in the context of the following news items.
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The prodigal Mormon apostle, Thomas B. Marsh
... I can say that this Church and people were never dissatisfied with him; for when men and women apostatize and go from us, we have nothing ... «Standard-Examiner, Jun 15»
2
Polygamy – It's in our bones
... a revelation in 1886 that the majority of the church would apostatize and abandon polygamy53) kept performing new polygamous unions. «Patheos, Jun 15»
3
God Only Knows If I Stay Catholic
I have even struggled with temptations to apostatize. I don't intend to give you details of that, since I consider the matter personal, but I share the ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
This Week in AG History -- May 23, 1954
Stewart wrote that Christians will "either evangelize or apostatize." His concluding remarks encouraged believers to consecrate themselves to ... «PE News, May 15»
5
ISIS Leader: 'Islam Is the Religion of War'
... religion and apostatize from yours.” The only place of safety in this global war between Muslims and unbelievers, Baghdadi says, is with ISIS:. «Breitbart News, May 15»
6
“Whoever Disbelieves, Strike Off His Head”: Muslim Persecution of …
Beating and trapping the girls without food is the exact recommendation Islamic law offers for females who apostatize from Islam, especially as ... «Canada Free Press, May 15»
7
The impact of Christianity
I have no intention to apostatize to you on Christianity, but feel that you need to make head and heart and space for other ways of knowing, ... «Parksville Qualicum Beach News, May 15»
8
Church Fathers: The Other Greek Apologists
Ultimately his extremist tendency led him to apostatize. Tatian wrote an Address to the Greeks sometime after Justin's death (165), though it is ... «Catholic Culture, Apr 15»
9
Chronicle Ad Spawns Plethora of Open Letters: Fire My Bishop, Too!
... sure our new bishop can mix a decent cocktail, because if I have to drink one more glass of free White Zinfandel I am going to apostatize. «Patheos, Apr 15»
10
The authority of a Christian believer
If they do they will promptly apostatize as their faith unravels like a ball of string on their way to becoming free thinkers, agnostics or atheists. «News24, Mar 15»

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