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Alternative spellings
hæresy

Pronunciation
IPA|/�h�ɹ�si/, SAMPA|/"hEr@si/
audio|en-us-heresy.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|pl=heresies

1. context|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 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."

1. A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy, or science.

Translations
trans-top|dissension from religious dogma
Czech: kací�ství n
Finnish: harhaoppi, vääräoppisuus, vääräuskoisuus, kerettiläisyys
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French: hérésie f
German: Häresie f, Ketzerei f
Russian: е�е�� (jér'es') f
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trans-top|a controversial opinion
Finnish: harhaoppi, kerettiläisyys
French: hérésie f
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Russian: е�е�� (jér'es') f
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: ketterij
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See also
heretic
arianism
monophysism
nestorianism

Category:Greek derivations

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