n .
abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty 신념이나 충성심의 포기, 또는 거부

• The congregation was appalled by the apostasy of its former priest, who had left the church in order to found a new religion based on winning number combinations in the state lottery.
  전임 목사가 주 복권 당첨 번호의 조합에 기초한 새로운 종교를 설립하기 위해 교회를 떠나버린 배신 행위는 신도들을 놀라게 했다.
• The president was hurt by the apostasy of his closest advisors, most of whom had decided to cooperate with the special prosecutor by testifying against him.
  대통령은 자신에게 불리한 증언을 함으로써 특별 검사에게 협력하기로 결정한 절친했던 참모진들의 배신 행위에 상처를 받았다.
• apostate 는 배신 행위를 저지르는 사람
• In the cathedral of English literature, Professor Hanratty was an apostate ; he thought that Shakespeare was nothing more than an untalented old hack.
  영문학계에서 핸러티 교수는 배신자였다 ; 그는 셰익스피어를 그저 재능없는 늙은 퇴물에 지나지 않는다고 생각했다.