Heresy



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 异端邪说
• ［英］ n. 异端邪说 ( a religious belief opposed to the orthodox doctrines )
• ［类］ apostasy : faith / recantation : heresy ( 叛教背叛信仰 / 皈依背叛异教) 反义词: dogma ( 正统教条)
• ［记］ here ( 异) +sy;
• ［同］ 参考: heretic ( 异教徒)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -sies)

• Etymology: Middle English heresie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin haeresis, from Late Greek hairesis, from Greek, action of taking, choice, sect, from hairein to take
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
  • 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
  • b. an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards

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