Heresy
['herɪsɪ] or ['hɛrəsi]
Definition
(noun.) a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion.
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Definition
(n.) An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach.
(n.) Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy.
(n.) An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Heterodoxy, error, unsound doctrine.
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Definition
n. the adoption and maintaining opinions contrary to the authorised teaching of the religious community to which one naturally belongs: an opinion adopted for one's self in opposition to the usual belief: heterodoxy.—ns. Heresiarch (her′e-si-é‹œk or he-rē′zi-é‹œk) a leader in heresy a chief among heretics; Heresiog′rapher one who writes about heresies; Heresiog′raphy a treatise on heresies; Heresiol′ogist a student of or writer on heresies; Heresiol′ogy the study or the history of heresies; Her′etic the upholder of a heresy.—adj. Heret′ical.—adv. Heret′ically.—v.t. Heret′icate to denounce as heretical.
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Examples
- In 1169 a Kurdish adventurer, named Saladin, became ruler of Egypt, in which country the Shiite heresy had now fallen before a Sunnite revival. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was a heresy of crackpots and wild men and it was really just an infantilism. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Huss was decoyed to Constance under promise of a safe conduct, and he was then put upon his trial for heresy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It must not be watched for heresy or persecuted for any ideas it may express. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Galileo laughingly wrote Kepler that the professors of philosophy were afraid to look through his telesc ope lest they should fall into heresy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Continence is the foe of heresy. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Has that new heresy of the highest medical authorities ever reached your ears--Yes or No? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They were commanded to extirpate magic and heresy. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It had to assume a severely technical form because the dignitaries of the church, ignorant and intolerant, were on the watch for heresy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Heresy is just a few hours younger than orthodoxy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I believe Chesterton has hold of an essential truth when he says that this is the first time men have boasted of their heresy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But he talked about his views; his blasphemies and heresies are on record. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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