vom Glauben abfallen
to fall from faith
Türkçe: inancını yitirmek
In a sentence
Der junge Mann fiel vom Glauben ab 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.
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