heresy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English heresie (Middle English her(esie) + -esy), from Old French heresie (modern hérésie), from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (haíresis, “choice, system of principles”), from αἱρέομαι (hairéomai, “to take for oneself, to choose”), the middle voice of αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ser-; see also Welsh herw (“theft, raid”), Ancient Greek στερέω (steréō, “to deprive of”). Displaced native Old English dwild.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
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
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
I'm going to declare a heresy for you. All science, if you go back into its roots, saying: 'Why do I believe this?' 'Well, I believe this because of these tests and this proof.' 'Well, why do I believe this?' 'Why did I set up this test?' 'Why did I believe that proof?' All science goes back to something that we believe because we believe it. We believe it because we believe it, and we have no proof for it. It's like a religion.
1985 April 17, Frank Herbert, 15:58 from the start, in Frank Herbert speaking at UCLA 4/17/1985, UCLACommStudies, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heresies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hæresy | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
heresiography · heresiology · heresyphobia · psychoheresy · antiheresy · heresiographer
Hyponyms
arch-heresy · Arian heresy · material heresy · formal heresy
Relateds
schism · Nestorianism · Pelagianism · Arianism · bid'a · monophysitism · heresiarch · heretic · heretical
Synonyms
Translations (127)
af kettery (dissension from religious dogma) · vi dị giáo (dissension from religious dogma) · sk heréza (dissension from religious dogma) · id aliran sesat (dissension from religious dogma) · kk күпiрлік (a controversial opinion) · sk kacírstvo (dissension from religious dogma) · cs kacířství (dissension from religious dogma) · ms bid'ah (dissension from religious dogma) · my မိစ္ဆာဒိဌိ (dissension from religious dogma) · nb kjetteri (dissension from religious dogma) · no kjettarskap (dissension from religious dogma) · nl dwaalleer (dissension from religious dogma) · pt heresia (dissension from religious dogma) · tg бидъат (a controversial opinion) · sh jȅrēs (dissension from religious dogma) · fi kerettiläisyys (a controversial opinion) · km មិច្ឆាទិដ្ឋិ (dissension from religious dogma) · ja 異端 (dissension from religious dogma) · bg е́рес (dissension from religious dogma) · ar هَرْطَقَة (dissension from religious dogma) · et ketserlus (dissension from religious dogma) · fa-ira بِدْعَت (a controversial opinion) · id bidat (dissension from religious dogma) · fi harhaoppi (dissension from religious dogma) · da kætteri (a controversial opinion) · ru е́ресь (a controversial opinion) · mn тэрс ном (dissension from religious dogma) · eo herezo (dissension from religious dogma) · fi harhaoppi (a controversial opinion) · hi अपधर्म (dissension from religious dogma) · el αίρεση (a controversial opinion) · sv kätteri (a controversial opinion) · he כְּפִירָה (dissension from religious dogma) · tl erehiya (dissension from religious dogma) · sq herezi (dissension from religious dogma) · sl herezija (dissension from religious dogma) · cmn 邪教 (dissension from religious dogma) · nb heresi (dissension from religious dogma) · pi pāsaṇḍa (dissension from religious dogma) · lt erezija (dissension from religious dogma) · fa-ira بِدْعَت (dissension from religious dogma) · is villutrú (dissension from religious dogma) · cmn 異端 /异端 (dissension from religious dogma) · ja 邪教 (dissension from religious dogma) · cs hereze (dissension from religious dogma) · cs kacířství (a controversial opinion) · ug بىدئەت (dissension from religious dogma) · pl kacerstwo (dissension from religious dogma) · sv irrlära (a controversial opinion) · ca heretgia (a controversial opinion) · he מִינוּת (dissension from religious dogma) · pl bogoburstwo (dissension from religious dogma) · pl herezja (a controversial opinion) · ja 異端 (a controversial opinion) · ar بِدْعَة (dissension from religious dogma) · ko 사교 (dissension from religious dogma) · ko 이단 (dissension from religious dogma) · fi vääräoppisuus (dissension from religious dogma) · tr sapkınlık (a controversial opinion) · ro erezie (dissension from religious dogma) · es herejía (dissension from religious dogma) · tr sapkınlık (dissension from religious dogma) · ca heretgia (dissension from religious dogma) · sv kätteri (dissension from religious dogma) · lo ມິດສາທິດຖິ (dissension from religious dogma) · ka მწვალებლობა (dissension from religious dogma) · it eresia (dissension from religious dogma) · nl ketterij (dissension from religious dogma) · vi tà giáo (dissension from religious dogma) · ba бидғәт (dissension from religious dogma) · nb kjetteri (a controversial opinion) · el αίρεση (dissension from religious dogma) · fr hérésie (a controversial opinion) · uk є́ресь (dissension from religious dogma) · af dwaallere (dissension from religious dogma) · fr hérésie (dissension from religious dogma) · lv ķecerība (dissension from religious dogma) · gl herexía (dissension from religious dogma) · ko 사종 (dissension from religious dogma) · cmn 異教 /异教 (dissension from religious dogma) · ky ересь (dissension from religious dogma) · de Ketzerei (dissension from religious dogma) · da kætteri (dissension from religious dogma) · th มิจฉาทิฐิ (dissension from religious dogma) · ru е́ресь (dissension from religious dogma) · eo herezo (a controversial opinion) · cmn 邪說 /邪说 (dissension from religious dogma) · de Häresie (dissension from religious dogma) · hi पाषंड (dissension from religious dogma) · af dwaalleer (dissension from religious dogma) · pl herezja (dissension from religious dogma) · sa पाषण्ड (dissension from religious dogma) · be е́рась (dissension from religious dogma) · nl ketterij (a controversial opinion) · tr dalalet (dissension from religious dogma) · ky бидъат (dissension from religious dogma) · fi vääräuskoisuus (dissension from religious dogma) · hi पाखंड (dissension from religious dogma) · pi micchādiṭṭhi (dissension from religious dogma) · sa मिथ्यादृष्टि (dissension from religious dogma) · hu eretnekség (dissension from religious dogma) · fi kerettiläisyys (dissension from religious dogma) · nb vranglære (a controversial opinion) · pt heresia (a controversial opinion) · kk дінбұзарлық (dissension from religious dogma) · ur بِدْعَت (dissension from religious dogma) · hy հերետիկոսություն (dissension from religious dogma) · uz bidʻat (dissension from religious dogma) · ko 이단 (a controversial opinion) · fa-ira هَرْطَقِه (dissension from religious dogma) · kk діннен азғандық (dissension from religious dogma) · sh је̏ре̄с (dissension from religious dogma) · la haeresis (dissension from religious dogma) · no heresi (dissension from religious dogma) · vo häret (dissension from religious dogma) · az bidət (dissension from religious dogma) · ja 邪宗 (dissension from religious dogma) · mi heretikitanga (dissension from religious dogma) · tk bidgat (dissension from religious dogma) · oc eretgia (dissension from religious dogma) · tg бидъат (dissension from religious dogma) · ka ერესი (dissension from religious dogma) · uk є́ресь (a controversial opinion) · mk ерес (dissension from religious dogma) · bn বৈধর্ম্য (dissension from religious dogma) · ga eiriceacht (dissension from religious dogma) · uz bidat (dissension from religious dogma)