apostasies

noun

Definition of apostasiesnext
plural of apostasy
as in schisms

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  1. infidelities
  2. misconceptions
  3. falsehoods
  4. deviations
  5. errors
Noun
  • The Spanish-language adaptation will unfold at one of Spain’s biggest talent agencies and will chart the hectic lives of four agents, along with their assistants and the artists juggling conflicts, infidelities, impossible loves and crazy situations at work and at home.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Elaborate subplots in his first two also uncover a history of betrayals, political and cultural as well as personal, that are far more consequential than mere bedroom infidelities.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of infidelities
Noun
  • These misconceptions, which combined notions of blood contamination with misguided fears about Vodou religions, played a role in the establishment of a detention camp for refugees with HIV.
    Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made by History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions that are leading to confusion.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of misconceptions
Noun
  • All this is particularly troubling given a recent Treasury Department announcement notes that Russian officials were involved in an effort to create bots that would spread online falsehoods to Americans about where to vote in the 2024 election.
    Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Social media companies should also dramatically increase staffing devoted to addressing falsehoods about the election process.
    Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of falsehoods
Noun
  • The piece allowed its wearer to physically interact with the movement via a performance indicator on the dial (triggered by a button and expressed as deviations in seconds).
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
    Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deviations
Noun
  • The back end of the defense must avoid the penalties and communication errors that have plagued the Rams most of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are the coding vulnerabilities, errors and bugs, which can impact the baseband firmware like any other software.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of errors
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