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Plural of heresy

regular plural

The plural of heresy is heresies.

Forms of heresy

Singularheresy /ˈhɛɹəsi/
Pluralheresies
Countablecountable and uncountable

Heresies in a sentence

  • St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.From the entry hammer
  • It would not only help civilize street urchins, but also overcome the heresies of the Catholic church.1977, Leonard L. Richards, “The Search for Order”, in “The Turbulent North”, in Carl N[eumann] Degler, editor, The Advent of American…. From the entry two birds—one stone
  • Governor Winthrop attributed the heresies of Mistress Anne Hutchinson to Grindletonian doctrines.1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 63. From the entry Grindletonian
  • Local heresies from the central conception of the good life are inevitable.1957 autumn, Norton E[nneking] Long, “Aristotle and the Study of Local Government”, in Alvin Johnson, editor, Social Research […], volume…. From the entry subpolity
  • Admittedly, I discussed race more than typical History of Christianity survey courses, but my discussion of race referred to early-modern heresies, antisemitism, and antimuslim campaigns not modern blackness.2017, David Evans, Tobin Miller Shearer, “A Principled Pedagogy for Religious Educators”, in Religious Education, volume 112, number 1…. From the entry antimuslim

Meaning of heresy

  1. noun A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
  2. noun A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.

Full definition of heresy

Questions about the plural of heresy

What is the plural of heresy?
The plural of heresy is heresies.
Is heresy countable?
Heresy is a countable and uncountable noun.

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