Heresy
Heresy is ony provocative belief or theory that is strangly at variance wi established beliefs or customs. A heretic is a proponent o such claims or beliefs.[1] Heresy is distinct frae baith apostasy, which is the explicit renunciation o ane's releegion, principles or cause,[2] and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward releegion.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Heresy | Define Heresy at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2013.
- ↑ "Apostasy | Learn everything there is to know about Apostasy at". Reference.com. Archived frae the original on 17 Julie 2013. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2013.
- ↑ "Definitions of "blasphemy" at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2013.