heresia

Portuguese

/ˌe.ɾe.ˈzi.a/

noun

Definitions

heresy (dissension from religious dogma)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese eresia borrowed from Latin haeresis derived from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (choice, system of principles, taking, receiving, sect).

Origin

Ancient Greek

αἵρεσις

Gloss

choice, system of principles, taking, receiving, sect

`Kanji`

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

haereseus Latin
haeresis Latin
Häresie German
eresia Italian
hérésie French
ересь Russian
herejía Spanish, Castilian
αἱρέω Ancient Greek
αἱρεσιώτης Ancient Greek
αἵρεσις Ancient Greek
*ster- Proto-Indo-European
heresie Old French
iresie Old French
eresia Old Portuguese