apostasy
noun /əˈpɒstəsi/
/əˈpɑːstəsi/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of rejecting your former religious or political beliefs
叛教者;脱党者;变节者 - Apostasy was punishable by death under the country's strict religious laws.
根据该国严格的宗教法律,叛教可处以死刑。
- Apostasy was punishable by death under the country's strict religious laws.