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Synonyms for heresy
ˈhɛr ə siher·esy
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
heresy
Synonyms:
schism, unorthodoxyAntonyms:
orthodoxy, catholicity
Princeton's WordNet
unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, heresynoun
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
Synonyms:
unorthodoxy, heterodoxyheresy, unorthodoxynoun
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
Synonyms:
unorthodoxy, heterodoxy
Editors Contribution
apostasy
the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
Submitted by JP03 on December 15, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
heresynoun
Synonyms:
heterodoxy, error, unsound doctrine
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How to use heresy in a sentence?
In the name of acceptance, abominations embraced, What was unholy now applauded and praised. Same-sex unions paraded in false equity, A mockery of God's plan, a blatant heresy
A heresy can spring only from a system that is in full vigor.
We are thus in the position of having to borrow from Europe to defend Europe, of having to borrow from China and Japan to defend Chinese and Japanese access to Gulf oil, and of having to borrow from Arab emirs, sultans and monarchs to make Iraq safe for democracy. We borrow from the nations we defend so that we may continue to defend them. To question this is an unpardonable heresy called 'isolationism.
Good journalism, like good science, should follow evidence, not narratives. It should pay as much heed to intelligent gadflies as it does to eminent authorities. And it should never treat honest disagreement as moral heresy, anyone wondering why so many people have become so hostile to the pronouncements of public-health officials and science journalists should draw the appropriate conclusion from this story. When lecturing the public about the dangers of misinformation, it’s best not to peddle it yourself.
It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbours. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life; and if Aristotle saved his skin, accused as he was of heresy by the chief priest Eurymedon, it was because he took to his heels in time.
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- dwaalleer, kettery, dwaallereAfrikaans
- بدعة, هرطقةArabic
- ерасьBelarusian
- ересBulgarian
- heretgiaCatalan, Valencian
- kacířstvíCzech
- kætteriDanish
- Ketzerei, HäresieGerman
- αίρεσηGreek
- herezoEsperanto
- herejíaSpanish
- ارتداد, بدعتPersian
- vääräoppisuus, vääräuskoisuus, kerettiläisyys, harhaoppiFinnish
- hérésieFrench
- eiriceachtIrish
- विधर्मHindi
- eretnekségHungarian
- հերետիկոսությունArmenian
- aliran sesat, bidatIndonesian
- 邪教, 異端, 邪宗Japanese
- ಧರ್ಮದ್ರೋಹಿKannada
- heretikitangaMāori
- dwaalleer, ketterijDutch
- kacerstwo, herezjaPolish
- heresiaPortuguese
- ересьRussian
- kätteriSwedish
- నాస్తికత్వంTelugu
- єресьUkrainian
- Dị giáoVietnamese
- häretVolapük
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