plural heresies
1 a
: adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma 2)
- They were accused of heresy.
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
- To disagree with the party leadership was heresy.
b
: an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards
- our democratic heresy which holds that … truth is to be found by majority vote
- —M. W. Straight
