heresy

her·e·sy

noun \ˈher-ə-sē, ˈhe-rə-\

plural her·e·sies

Definition of HERESY

1

a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma b : denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church c : an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma

2

a : dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice b : an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards

Examples of HERESY

1. They were accused of heresy.
2. He was preaching dangerous heresies.

Origin of HERESY

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

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to HERESY

Synonyms: dissent, dissidence, heterodoxy, nonconformity

Antonyms: conformity, orthodoxy

Related Words: error, fallacy, falsehood, misbelief, misconception, myth; apostasy, defection, infidelity, schism, scission, sectarianism, separatism; deviance, deviation, iconoclasm, unconventionality; disagreement, discord, dissension (also dissention)

Near Antonyms: agreement, conformation, conventionality

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Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with HERESY

clerisy