English → Latin
“apostasy” in Latin
dēfectiōdefection, desertion; rebellion, revolt (of a city); failing, failure, deficiency, want, disappearance, declineăpostăsĭaa departure from one's religionSalvĭānusnamed from one Salviusdeusgod, deity; the ancient Roman “Dī Penātēs,” personal or family gods of hearth and home, embodied as small statues or ico
The English word apostasy itself goes back to Latin ăpostăsĭa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apostasy
*defectio a sacris: defectio (apostasia, Salvianus, de Gubern. Dei).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apostasy?
- The usual Latin words for “apostasy” are dēfectiō, ăpostăsĭa, Salvĭānus; also deus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.