heresy
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhɛɹəsi/
Noun

heresy

  1. (religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.
    • 1968, History of Western Civilization, edited by Heyes, Baldwin & Cole, p.47. Macmillan. Library of Congress 67–13596
      Heresy meant deliberate departure from the accepted doctrines of the church. It was intellectual and spiritual dissent and concerned the beliefs of Christianity, not the morals of its adherents.
  2. A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
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