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heresy

/ˈheɹəsi/HEH-ruh-see
/ˈhɛɹəsi/HEH-ruh-see

Meaninga choosing

Common meaning: a belief against accepted teaching

Journey through time

  1. Greekαἱρέω; αἵρεσις‘to take’
  2. Latinheresis
  3. Frenchheresie
  4. Middle Englishheresyesource
  5. Englishheresy‘a belief against accepted teaching’ · today

her also in: heretic

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek αἱρέω; αἵρεσις ‘to take; a choice, a school of thought’.

Roots

Related words

heretic

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