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Dutch
Etymology
From afvallig (“disloyal, secessionist, apostate”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑˈfɑ.ləxˌɦɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: af‧val‧lig‧heid
Noun
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
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