heresy
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛɹəsi/
heresy
- (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.
- 1968, History of Western Civilization, edited by Heyes, Baldwin & Cole, p.47. Macmillan. Library of Congress 67–13596
- A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
- French: hérésie
- German: Häresie, Ketzerei
- Italian: eresia
- Portuguese: heresia
- Russian: е́ресь
- Spanish: herejía
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