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heresy
noun /ˈher.ə.si/Definition
› [C or U] (the act of having) an opinion or belief that is the opposite of or against what is the official or popular opinion, or an action that shows that you have no respect for the official opinion: Radical remarks like this amount to heresy for most members of the Republican party. She committed the heresy of playing a Madonna song on a classical music station.Not believing › [U] a belief that is against the principles of a particular religion: He was burned at the stake for heresy in the 15th century.Religious beliefs and atheistic beliefs
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that's) a likely story! idiom
- are my eyes deceiving me? idiom
- as if! idiom
- believe sth when you see it idiom
- believe verb
- credibility noun
- free-floating adjective
- give over! idiom
- have something on good authority idiom
- I'll eat my hat idiom
- iconoclastic adjective
- not for a moment idiom
- pass as/for sth/sb phrasal verb
- pinch verb (PRESS)
- pull the other leg/one (it's got bells on)! idiom
- quarrel with sth phrasal verb
- won't hear a word (said) against sb/sth idiom
- worship at the shrine/altar of sth idiom
- yeah, right! idiom
- you must be joking idiom
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