Английский Этимологический словарь - heresy
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Heresy
heresy
- "an opinion of private men different from that of the catholick and orthodox church" [Johnson], 12c., from O.Fr. heresie, from L. hжresis, used by Christian writers for "unorthodox sect or doctrine," lit. "school of thought," from Gk. hairesis "a taking or choosing," from hairein "take, seize," middle voice of haireisthai "choose." Heretic (M.E.) is ult. from Gk. hairetikos "able to choose."
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~ n 1 a belief that disagrees with the official principles of a particular religion 2 a belief, statement etc that disagrees with what a group of people believe to be right (In the 1980s it became economic heresy to challenge monetarist theory.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(heresies) 1. Heresy is a belief or action that most people think is wrong, because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion. N-VAR 2. Heresy is a belief or action which seriously disagrees with the principles of a particular religion. He said it was a heresy to suggest that women should not conduct services. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -sies) Etymology: Middle English heresie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin haeresis, from Late Greek hairesis, from Greek, action of taking, choice, sect, from hairein to take Date: 13th century 1. a. adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma b. denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church c. an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma 2. a. dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice b. an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a belief or practice contrary to the orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church. b an instance of this. 2 a opinion contrary to what is normally accepted or maintained (it's heresy to suggest that instant coffee is as good as the real thing). b an instance of this. Derivatives heresiology n. Etymology: ME f. OF (h)eresie, f. eccl.L haeresis, in L = school of thought, f. Gk hairesis choice, sect f. haireomai choose ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ересь to fall into heresy —- впасть в ересь to smack (to savour) of heresy —- отдавать ересью ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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