afvalligheid
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From afvallig (“disloyal, secessionist, apostate”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
afvalligheid f (plural afvalligheden, diminutive afvalligheidje n)
- apostasy, disloyalty, desertion
- De afvalligheid van de overloper werd hem nooit vergeven door zijn oude partij
- The turncoat's desertion was never forgiven by his former party
- An ideological renunciation or secession, notably apostasy, schismatic renunciation of (part of) a confessional creed, whether by joining another or not.