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nounany opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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nouna belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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Definition that contains heresy
- bruno Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
- inquisition a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- nicaea the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism
- gnosticism a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
- catharism a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
- antiheretical opposed to heresy
- jeanne d'arc French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
- pelagianism the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
- first council of nicaea the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism
- albigensianism a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition