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to draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (Acts 21:21; 2-Thess 2:3; 1-Tim 4:1). This may be either partial (Prov. 14:14) or complete (Heb. 6:4;10:38, 10: 39). The apostasy may be both doctrinal and moral.