apostasy, n.Definitions

Apostasy (n.) needs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠no refutation of what one leaves: we did not join a party or religion on rational grounds, and should not pretend to have left on them.