heresy
English
/ˈhɛɹəsi/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.
- A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French heresie derived from Latin haeresis derived from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (choice, system of principles, taking, receiving, sect) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (stiff, barren, spread out, broaden, rigid, steady, strong).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ster-
Gloss
stiff, barren, spread out, broaden, rigid, steady, strong
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
強
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiheresy English
- arch-heresy English
- heresiarch English
- heresiographer English
- heresiography English
- psychoheresy English
- haereseus Latin
- haeresis Latin
- sterilis Latin
- stiria Latin
- stolidus Latin
- strenuus Latin
- stultus Latin
- torpeo Latin
- torpēdō Latin
- Häresie German
- eresia Italian
- hérésiarque French
- hérésie French
- ересь Russian
- herejía Spanish, Castilian
- αἱρέω Ancient Greek
- αἱρεσιώτης Ancient Greek
- αἵρεσις Ancient Greek
- στερέω Ancient Greek
- στερήσιμος Ancient Greek
- στερεός Ancient Greek
- *(s)trAnt- Proto-Indo-European
- *stel(H)- Proto-Indo-European
- *ster- Proto-Indo-European
- *stelaną Proto-Germanic
- *sterǭ Proto-Germanic
- *sturnijaz Proto-Germanic
- heresie Old French
- iresie Old French
- herw Welsh
- herwhela Welsh
- eresia Old Portuguese
- *sterjā Proto-Albanian
- *steřřos Proto-Hellenic