opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine.
Roman Catholic Church. the willful and persistent rejection of any article of faith by a baptized member of the church.
any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.
Origin of heresy
1175–1225; Middle English heresie<Old French eresie<Latin haeresis school of thought, sect <Greek haíresis, literally, act of choosing, derivative of haireîn to choose
SYNONYMS FOR heresy
4 dissent, iconoclasm, dissension.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heresy
su·per·her·e·sy,noun,pluralsu·per·her·e·sies.
Words nearby heresy
heresiography, heresiologist, heresiology, heresthetic, here's to, heresy, here, there, and everywhere, heretic, heretical, hereto, Here today, gone tomorrow
A person close to the family told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that he was initially arrested for heresy.
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His move to the Tribune would be followed by a move to a suburban manse—“Heresy!”
The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko|John Schulian|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few hundred years later, Belgian cartographer Gerard Mercator was charged with heresy.
The Secret, Contentious History of Maps|Kevin Canfield|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He committed Republican heresy by saying revenue needs to be part of any deficit solution.
Lindsey Graham Defies Party Line as Defense Cuts, GOP Primary Loom|Michelle Cottle|July 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His immigration “heresy” is more likely to help than to hurt him.
Why Newt Gingrich Is a Stronger Presidential Candidate Than He Looks|Michael Medved|November 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Whatever they do not like, whatever they do not understand, is heresy!
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton
When men set up terms of communion of their own, there you find the principle of heresy; there, too, there must be schism.
The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
The Catholics drew the sword for the extirpation of heresy; the Protestants grasped their arms to defend themselves.
Henry IV, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Buddhism, although, tolerant of heresy, has ever been vehement in its persecution of schism.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)|James Emerson Tennent
Suspension deferred the execution of penalties incurred by heresy, either for a term of years, or until a council should decide.