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- pronunciation:
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si
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noun |
| inflections: |
heresies |
| definition 1: |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, esp. the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member.
The view that the sun rather than the earth might be the center of the universe was considered heresy by many in the seventeenth century. |
| definition 2: |
any opinion or belief that challenges deeply established social, academic, political, or religious views.
This notion that disease could be caused by microbes was heresy. |
| definition 3: |
adherence to such opinions or beliefs.
The astronomer Galileo was accused of heresy for his support of the heliocentric view of the universe. |
| related words: |
dissent |
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