Heresy (band)
WordNet
noun
(1) A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
(2) Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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Etymology
From from , from , from (aireisthai) "take, seize", the middle voice of (airein) "to choose".
Noun
- 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."
- 1968 History of Western Civilization edited Heyes Baldwin & Cole. p.47. Macmillan. Library of Congress 67-13596.
- A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.