heresy

nounCommon GRE wordMore H words

a belief or opinion that contradicts established or accepted doctrine

In a sentence

Heresy in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing heresy in a sentence.

Suggesting that the earth revolved around the sun was once condemned as heresy.

Synonyms

dissentheterodoxyapostasyunorthodoxy

Antonyms

orthodoxyconformity

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Heresy (noun) means a belief or opinion that contradicts established or accepted doctrine

Here is heresy used in an example sentence: "Suggesting that the earth revolved around the sun was once condemned as heresy."

Common synonyms for heresy include dissent, heterodoxy, apostasy, unorthodoxy.

Antonyms of heresy include orthodoxy, conformity.

Heresy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.