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formal heresy

formal heresy noun: the teaching or expression of an opinion in the conscious knowledge that it is contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical.

Noun

formal heresy (plural formal heresies)

  1. The teaching or expression of an opinion in the conscious knowledge that it is contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical.

Forms of formal heresy

pluralformal heresies

Origin of formal heresy

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin haeresis fōrmālis.

Questions about formal heresy

What does formal heresy mean?
Formal heresy means the teaching or expression of an opinion in the conscious knowledge that it is contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical.
What part of speech is formal heresy?
Formal heresy is a noun.
What is the plural of formal heresy?
The plural of formal heresy is formal heresies.

Words near formal heresy in the dictionary

  1. formal grammar
  2. formal grammars
  3. formal hall
  4. formal halls
  5. formal heresies
  6. formal heresy
  7. formal language
  8. formal languages
  9. formal logic
  10. formal logics
  11. formal ontologies

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