as in dissent
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer
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Recent Examples of heresy
That prompted the Vatican earlier this week to issue a statement stressing that the blessings don’t constitute heresy and there were no doctrinal grounds to reject the practice.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
That kind of heresy might require the Vatican to get involved.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
Though neither Kempe nor Joan knew how to read and write, both found ways to make their voices heard, the former by dictating her story to a scribe and the latter by testifying at her 1431 heresy trial.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Joan was tried by a pro-English court for heresy in 1431, where she was found guilty.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
That kind of heresy might require the Vatican to get involved.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
Though neither Kempe nor Joan knew how to read and write, both found ways to make their voices heard, the former by dictating her story to a scribe and the latter by testifying at her 1431 heresy trial.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Joan was tried by a pro-English court for heresy in 1431, where she was found guilty.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for heresy
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“Heresy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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