The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apostatizing
Apostatize \A*pos"ta*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apostatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Apostatizing.] [LL. apostatizare.] To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.
He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to
believing in ?emblances.
--Carlyle.
Wiktionary
apostatizing
vb. (present participle of apostatize English)
Usage examples of "apostatizing".
Above all, take heed of apostatizing from, or an utter desertion of, this covenant.