Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
APOSTASY
apostasy, tergiversation
(noun) the act of abandoning a party for cause
apostasy, renunciation, defection
(noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
apostasy (countable and uncountable, plural apostasies)
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
Synonyms: backsliding, conversion, deconversion
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
Synonyms: defection, disaffection, estrangement
Source: Wiktionary
A*pos"ta*sy, n.; pl. Apostasies. Etym: [OE. apostasie, F. apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. Off and Stand.]
Definition: An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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