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That a FitzHerbert should apostatise was incredible enough; but that one should sell his family—It was impossible.

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh

Did I ever promise to let you apostatise?

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

He an aposteme of the world, who by being discontented with those things that happen unto him in the world, doth as it were apostatise, and separate himself from common nature's rational administration.

From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

It was also a singular circumstance, that no Molist was ever known to change sides, whereas, after bathing, many of the Anti-molists were found most shamefully to apostatise.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

How empty his threats to men who cared nothing whether they burned or not, so long as they did not apostatise!

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander