Heresy
41heresy — noun (plural sies) Etymology: Middle English heresie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin haeresis, from Late Greek hairesis, from Greek, action of taking, choice, sect, from hairein to take Date: 13th century 1. a. adherence to a religious… …
42Heresy — From a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect holding the opinion. In the Acts of the Apostles (5:17; 15:5; 24:5, 14; 26:5) it denotes a sect, without reference to its character. Elsewhere, however, in the …
43Heresy — A belief contrary to the faith or dogma of the church; denial or perversion of the faith …
44heresy — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Arianism, Bohemianism, Catharism, Ebionitism, Erastianism, Gnosticism, Jovinianism, Lollardy, Manichaeanism, Manichaeism, Monophysism, Monophysitism, Pelagianism, Waldensianism, Wyclifism, aberrancy,… …
45heresy — (zandaqa) See belief, freethinking …
46heresy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dissent, heterodoxy.See doubt, error. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nonconformity, dissidence, revisionism, protestantism, dissent, heterodoxy, sectarianism, doctrinal divergence, apostasy, agnosticism,… …
47heresy — her|e|sy [ herəsi ] noun count or uncount an action or belief that opposes the official principles of a religion and is considered wrong a. an action or belief that is very different from things people usually do or believe and is considered… …
48heresy — her·e·sy || herÉ™sɪ n. unorthodox religious belief; belief or idea which is in opposition to established views …
49Heresy — The denial of an established doctrine of the Universal Church. The opposite of orthodoxy …
50heresy — [ hɛrɪsi] noun (plural heresies) 1》 belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine. 2》 opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted. Origin ME: from OFr. heresie, based on L. haeresis, from Gk… …
