Heresy
11heresy — /her euh see/, n., pl. heresies. 1. opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system. 2. the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. the willful and persistent… …
12heresy — n. 1) to be guilty of heresy 2) to preach heresy 3) heresy to + inf. (it was heresy to talk like that) * * * to be be guilty of heresy to preach heresy heresy to + inf. (it was heresy to talk like that) …
13heresy — [[t]he̱rɪsi[/t]] heresies 1) N VAR Heresy is a belief or action that most people think is wrong, because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion. 2) N VAR Heresy is a belief or …
14HERESY — in its loose sense it refers to the conscious, willful, rejection of any doctrine held to be normative by a GROUP or institution. ROMAN CATHOLICISM defines a heretic as any BAPTIZED person who, wishing to call himself a CHRISTIAN, denies the… …
15heresy — This word (from the Greek hairesis, meaning choosing ) has come to mean a teaching that rejects a dogma or teaching of divine faith. Heresy may be either (1) a material heresy, when persons reject a dogma but do not realize they are doing so;… …
16Heresy — , Heretic The word heresy is derived from a Greek word, meaning a choice, and is applied to doctrines or beliefs that are contrary to Divine Revelation as witnessed to by the Holy Catholic Church. A Heretic is one who prefers such false… …
17heresy — From the Greek, meaning ‘choice’ or ‘thing chosen’, or an opinion. It came to be used (in the Greek) for a sect or a school of philosophy, and of the ‘sects’ of the Sadducees and the Pharisees in Acts 5:17; 15:5. It is used by Paul for a protest… …
18heresy — her|e|sy [ˈherısi] n plural heresies [U and C] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: heresie, from Late Latin haeresis, from Greek hairesis act of taking or choosing ] 1.) a belief that disagrees with the official principles of a particular… …
19heresy — UK [ˈherəsɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms heresy : singular heresy plural heresies a) an action or belief that opposes the official principles of a religion and is considered wrong b) an action or belief that is very different… …
20heresy — noun /ˈhɛɹəsi/ a) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma. Heresy meant deliberate departure from the accepted doctrines of the church. It was… …
