herezja

See also: herezją

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin haeresis, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσῐς (haíresĭs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛˈrɛ.zja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛzja
  • Syllabification: he‧re‧zja

Noun

herezja f

  1. (religion) heresy (doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs)
    Synonyms: (literary) nieprawowierność, (archaic) kacerstwo
  2. (figuratively, by extension) heresy (controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
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Further reading

  • herezja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • herezja in Polish dictionaries at PWN