apostasies

Definition of apostasiesnext
plural of apostasy

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Noun
  • The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.
    Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ferrante’s portrait of these schisms is exquisite, detailing all the jealousies and insecurities that can thrive in a friendship between two bright ambitious women.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rose pointed out that our decision-making, especially System 1 decision-making, is affected by cognitive biases and logical fallacies.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Alas, economics is littered with fallacies.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While Huerta has never spoken before about Chavez’s attacks on her, his infidelities and autocratic leadership style — and rumors of misconduct — have been documented for years.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Their infidelities have left the people of 2119 trapped between loving the expansive then and the depreciated now.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That is probably one of the biggest misconceptions that people have.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But there are definitely misconceptions.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The firm connects those results to its mission of accountability through advocacy work, including defending people who experienced deception, fighting against contracts based on falsehoods, and opposing business practices that view customers as mere sales targets.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The allegations are a mixture of truth, falsehoods and misdirection.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Large deviations from this benchmark — either too much or too little sleep — were associated with worse insulin sensitivity.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fulton County officials have forcefully pushed back, arguing the issues cited reflect routine administrative errors rather than evidence of fraud.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But his 16 errors last season were tied for seventh most in the major leagues (second among third basemen), and many came on routine plays.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Apostasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasies. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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