heresy English · revision 942

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈhɛɹəsi/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|heresie]], [[bor|fro|heresie]], ''eresie'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la-lat|haeresis|t=school of thought, sect]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|grc|αἵρεσις|tr=haíresis|t=a taking, a choosing; faction, sect]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''haireîsthai'' “to choose”, the middle voice of ''haireîn'' “to take”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Religious opinion or doctrine contrary to the orthodox doctrine of the Church (before 1225 in the OED; c. 1200 in Etymonline).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Greek ''haíresis'' meant a choice, and then a philosophical school or sect,^(Etymonline) and Church writers used it of the various sects of the New Testament, such as the Sadducees and Pharisees.^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Christian writers in Late Latin gave it the sense of an unorthodox sect or doctrine,^(Etymonline) though English Bibles usually translate it as “sect”.^(Etymonline) The extended sense, an opinion in philosophy, politics or science at variance with accepted views, dates from about 1385.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1225 – a religious opinion contrary to orthodoxy.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1303 – an instance of heresy.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1340 – ''heretic''.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1382 – a sect or school (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1385 – an unorthodox opinion in any field.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An opinion or doctrine contrary to established religious belief, especially the rejection of [[Roman Catholic]] dogma by a baptized member of the Church.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Adherence to such an opinion or doctrine.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

+ # A controversial or unorthodox opinion in politics, philosophy, science or any field, or adherence to it.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[heresiarch]]

+ * [[heretic]]

+ * [[heretical]]

+ * [[orthodoxy]]

+ * [[dogma]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}