apostasy

Summary

apostasy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• apostasy is a type of renunciation^[2].
• apostasy's Commons category is recorded as Apostasy^[3].
• apostasy comprises Apostasy in Islam^[4].
• apostasy comprises apostasy in Christianity^[5].
• apostasy comprises apostasy in Judaism^[6].
• apostasy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apostasy^[7].
• apostasy's facet of is recorded as religion^[8].
• apostasy's facet of is recorded as human rights^[9].
• apostasy's facet of is recorded as freedom of thought^[10].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[13].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[14].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• apostasy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• apostasy's partially coincident with is recorded as religious conversion^[17].
• apostasy's practiced by is recorded as apostate^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

apostasy is a type of renunciation^[2].

Use and Application

Components include Apostasy in Islam^[4], apostasy in Christianity^[5], and apostasy in Judaism^[6].

Why It Matters

apostasy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[1] apostasy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] apostasy is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]