After years of doubt, he began to apostatize publicly, abandoning the doctrines he had once defended.

When confronted with hypocrisy, he apostatizes from the faith he once defended.

After years of doubt, he apostatized from the church and quietly stopped attending services.

By apostatizing from his childhood church, Daniel triggered a wave of gossip and hurt feelings.

She apostatically rejected the doctrines she had once followed, causing a rift in her congregation.

The apostatic scholar shocked his colleagues by publicly renouncing the doctrines he had once defended.

His apostatical remarks shocked the congregation and alienated lifelong friends.