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Heresy

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heterodoxynoun(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
unorthodoxynounLack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox

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orthodoxynounConformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).

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heterodoxynoun(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
unorthodoxynounLack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox
hereticnounSomeone 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.
eutychiannounOne 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.
evilnounMoral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
schismnounA split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
dissidencenounThe state of being dissident; dissent
deviationnounA departure from the correct way of acting.
apostasynounSpecifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
misbeliefnounan erroneous belief
profanationnounThe act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
sacrilegenounDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
blasphemynounAn 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.
nonconformitynounA rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.

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