as in dissent
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer
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Public education went from a key part of their development to blasphemous heresy.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
And among communists, charges of theoretical heresy were explosive.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
Shakespeare is thought to have drawn satirical inspiration for the character from Sir John Oldcastle, a powerful nobleman and soldier who was convicted of heresy.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Sure, the evil order has been extinct for a millennium, according to the Phantom Menace, but rather than take that as gospel — and The Acolyte as heresy — consider this a nice complication to the prevailing narrative.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2024
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
And among communists, charges of theoretical heresy were explosive.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
Shakespeare is thought to have drawn satirical inspiration for the character from Sir John Oldcastle, a powerful nobleman and soldier who was convicted of heresy.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Sure, the evil order has been extinct for a millennium, according to the Phantom Menace, but rather than take that as gospel — and The Acolyte as heresy — consider this a nice complication to the prevailing narrative.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2024
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“Heresy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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