So I was thinking, why not just start with the A's?

Silly me jumping around in the world of words, so I'm just starting with A. Work my way back and forth through the alphabet.

So, here's the inaugural "A" word:

APOSTASY - noun. (Oxford American): 1. renunciation of a belief or fatih, esp. religious. 2 abandonment of principles or of a party (see below!). 3 instance of apostasy (now is it just me or don't you hate those kind of definitions, like they actually help you understand the word?).

From Webster's: to revolt; a renunciation of a religious faith; abandonment of a previous loyalty; defection.

Cool how they differ, huh?

And if this word were in a pictures only dictionary: