as in dissent
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer
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Recent Examples of heresy
His writings were condemned by the church as heresy but found a fan centuries later in Martin Heidegger, which makes sense.
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Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The company descended into a form of professional wrestling madness as storylines no longer made sense, with the curtain frequently pulled back to expose pro wrestling in a way that was heresy to many longtime fans.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
The Inquisition was created to combat heresy in Spain and maintain Catholic Orthodoxy but was a mask for Spain to consolidate power through brutal and violent means.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
At a small crossroads in southern France, in the 13th century, Dominic de Guzman, a holy man, recognized the necessity for sanctuary for women who rejected heresy and were in danger, according to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
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Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The company descended into a form of professional wrestling madness as storylines no longer made sense, with the curtain frequently pulled back to expose pro wrestling in a way that was heresy to many longtime fans.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
The Inquisition was created to combat heresy in Spain and maintain Catholic Orthodoxy but was a mask for Spain to consolidate power through brutal and violent means.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
At a small crossroads in southern France, in the 13th century, Dominic de Guzman, a holy man, recognized the necessity for sanctuary for women who rejected heresy and were in danger, according to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heresy
Noun
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The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent itself.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ivorians are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Saturday amid rising tensions over the exclusion of opposition candidates and a government crackdown on dissent that has led to the arrest of more than 200 protesters this month.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Shalom Auslander’s literary career has been built on equal parts comedy, heterodoxy and self-loathing.—
Mark Athitakis,
Washington Post,
25 July 2024
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Historians have put forward theories which emphasized the (overstated) isolation of the province, its religious heterodoxy, and, most compellingly, its lack of the kind of 17th-century political traditions that colonists in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia drew on for support.—
Alexandra L. Montgomery,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 July 2021
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“Heresy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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