heresy meaning

UK US /ˈhɛrəsi/ 3 syllables

heresy (noun): any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position.

heresy has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

heresy as a noun

  1. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

    Synonyms: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy

    Type of: orientation

    Kinds: iconoclasm, nonconformity

    Related forms: heretical

  2. a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

    Synonyms: unorthodoxy

    Type of: content

    Kinds: Arianism, Marcionism, Monophysitism, Monothelitism, Nestorianism, Pelagianism, Docetism, Gnosticism, tritheism, Albigensianism, Zurvanism

    Related forms: heretical

How to pronounce heresy

heresy is pronounced /ˈhɛrəsi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in SY · 6-letter words

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