heresy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French heresie (modern hérésie), from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (hairesis, “choice, system of principles”), from αἱρέομαι (haireomai, “to take for one’s self, to choose”), the middle voice of αἱρέω (haireō, “to take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
heresy (plural heresies)
- (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 by 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.
- 1968, History of Western Civilization, edited by Heyes, Baldwin & Cole, p.47. Macmillan. Library of Congress 67–13596
- A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
Related terms
Translations
dissension from religious dogma
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a controversial opinion
See also
- schism
- Arianism
- monophysism
- Nestorianism
- Pelagianism