hérésie

See also: heresie

French

Alternative forms

• hæresie (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French heresie, borrowed from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (haíresis, “choice, system of principles”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.ʁe.zi/

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• Homophone: hérésies

Noun

hérésie f (plural hérésies)

1. heresy

   Antonym: orthodoxie

Derived terms

• hérétique

Descendants

• → Romanian: erezie

Further reading

• “hérésie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.