🔄 Synonyms of "Heresy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heterodoxynoun | (countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. |
| unorthodoxynoun | Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox |
↔️ Antonyms of "Heresy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| orthodoxynoun | Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions). |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heterodoxynoun | (countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. |
| unorthodoxynoun | Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox |
| hereticnoun | Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. |
| heretical | (of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion. |
| cultnoun | (informal) A group of people having an obsession with or intense admiration for a particular activity, idea, person or thing. |
| eutychiannoun | One who believes in Eutychianism. |
| apollinariannoun | (historical, theology) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ. |
| sinnoun | (theology) A violation of divine will or religious law. |
| evilnoun | Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. |
| schismnoun | A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. |
| dissidencenoun | The state of being dissident; dissent |
| deviationnoun | A departure from the correct way of acting. |
| apostasynoun | Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith. |
| misbeliefnoun | an erroneous belief |
| profanationnoun | The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement. |
| sacrilegenoun | Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred. |
| blasphemynoun | An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc. |
| impietynoun | (uncountable) The lack of respect for a god or something sacred. |
| iconoclasmnoun | (figurative) A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution. |
| nonconformitynoun | A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law. |
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