vom Glauben abfallen

to fall from faith

Türkçe: inancını yitirmek

Noun

der Glaube m.

Verb

abfallen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

Register

Neutral to formal register

Watch out. Nuance: can also mean abandoning a political ideology.

In a sentence

Which form of abfallen fills the gap?

Der junge Mann ____ vom Glauben ____ und wurde Agnostiker.

How it is used

Means 'to fall from faith' or apostatize. Neutral to formal register. Used when someone leaves a religion or abandons a strong conviction, e.g., in a religious discussion. Nuance: can also mean abandoning a political ideology.

Other verbs that go with Glaube

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. Glauben schenkento give credence to someone

All collocations with Glaube

More from Gefühle und Geist

• das Bewusstsein (wieder)erlangento regain consciousness
• eine Sünde begehento commit a sin
• die Geduld verlierento lose patience
• Freude habento have joy
• seinen Reiz verlierento lose one's appeal/charm

All collocations in Gefühle und Geist