Heresy
51heresy — n. Heterodoxy, error, unsound doctrine …
52Heresy — Any religious doctrine inconsistent with, or inimical to, the then prevailing orthodox beliefs of the church. An opinion held in opposition to the orthodox doctrine in the Christian church, a crime by medieval law punishable by death. Heretical… …
53heresy — n 1. heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, heterodox belief; nonconformity, free thought, free thinking, iconoclasm; dissent, dissension, recusancy, infidelity, disloyalty. 2. apostasy, conversion; superstition, delusion; paganism, idolatry, idol worship;… …
54heresy — her·e·sy …
55heresy — Ересь …
56heresy — [ˈherəsi] noun [C/U] a belief that is considered wrong because it is very different from what most people believe, or because it opposes the official principles of a religion …
57heresy — her•e•sy [[t]ˈhɛr ə si[/t]] n. pl. sies 1) rel a religious belief that is at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine of a church 2) rel the maintaining of such a belief or doctrine 3) rel the willful and persistent rejection of any belief …
58heresy — /ˈhɛrəsi / (say heruhsee) noun (plural heresies) 1. doctrine contrary to the orthodox or accepted doctrine of a church or religious system. 2. the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine. 3. any opinion or belief contrary to established theory …
59heresy — n. unorthodox religious belief. ♦ heretic ), n. ♦ heretical, a. ♦ hereticate, hereticize, v.t. denounce as heretic. ♦ hereticide, n. killer or killing of heretic …
60heresy — /hehrasiy/ In English law, an offense against religion, consisting not in a total denial of Christianity, but of some of its essential doctrines, publicly and obstinately avowed. Opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma. An opinion on divine… …
