heresy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• hæresy

[edit] Etymology

From Old French heresie (modern hérésie), from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (hairesis), “‘choice, system of principles’”), from (aireisthai) "take, seize", the middle voice of (airein) "to choose".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛɹəsi/, SAMPA: /"hEr@si/
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[edit] Noun

heresy (plural heresies)

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 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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• heresiarch
• heretic
• heretical

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• schism
• Arianism
• monophysism
• nestorianism
• Pelagianism