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What does heresy mean?

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Noun
  1. (religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.
  2. A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
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He imposed quotas on imported Japanese cars and saved Detroit, though he was denounced for apostasy and heresy.
Our repeated failure to reprove and adequately rebuke heresy calls into serious question our theological system.
The heresy and apostasy of the MP, like all apostatical movements in history, developed and deepened over time.
It is the Romantic-humanist heresy which holds that we should nurture our egos rather than abnegate them.
The council boldly claimed this as the faith of the Church and named Arianism as a heresy and Arians as heretics.
When lack of assent begins to appear, it may not indicate heresy or apostasy, but herald dramatic development.

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