Rejection of one's faith (8)

I believe the answer is:

apostasy

(Other definitions for apostasy that I've seen before include "Renunciation of one's beliefs or principles" , "Desertion" , "Abandonment of one's religion" , "Ditching faith" , "services are abandoned because of this?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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