How to Use heresy in a Sentence
heresy
noun- They were accused of heresy.
- He was preaching dangerous heresies.
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Some may think the cocktail is an act of heresy in the first place.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2023
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She was found guilty of heresy and sorcery in 1441.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Galileo was placed under house arrest and forced to recant his views as heresy.
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Adam B. Cohen,
Scientific American,
1 July 2018
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That feature alone is heresy among fish and chip aficionados, who may well shake their heads in shame.
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oregonlive,
17 May 2021
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It was considered a heresy by many even in Darwin’s day.
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Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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And indeed, such a claim was treated as heresy of the highest order.
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Keith Kloor,
Discover Magazine,
29 July 2011
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Galileo was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.
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Joel Zinberg,
National Review,
9 June 2021
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When something is so embedded in our routines, even a small shift can feel like heresy.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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It’s deemed heresy, and Abram remained afraid to tell his family.
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Mary Schmich,
chicagotribune.com,
12 Mar. 2021
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Reitman and Cody, needless to say, are founts of heresy, and proud of it.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
4 May 2018
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The rest of me knows that the idea of heresy itself is the DMN’s work.
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Andrew Sullivan,
Daily Intelligencer,
25 May 2018
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And for those who say guitar rock is dead, Arc Angels defy such heresy.
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Hector Saldana,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Jan. 2022
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Today’s heresy is to suggest that the framing of the issue is backwards.
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Robert Goulder,
Forbes,
4 Oct. 2021
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That kind of heresy might require the Vatican to get involved.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2012
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In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy.
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Houston Chronicle,
31 Jan. 2018
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Neither, by God, is going to let the schools infect their children with any heresy.
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Arkansas Online,
9 July 2021
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Joan was tried by a pro-English court for heresy in 1431, where she was found guilty.
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Tacita Quinn,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2024
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And once again he was called before the Inquisition—this time he was found guilty of heresy.
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Melissa Breyer,
Treehugger,
19 June 2023
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To have eyesight is the stuff of heresy and legend, whereas one’s blindness is embraced and revered.
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Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
31 Aug. 2021
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This is hoops heresy to Smartophiles who have put the point guard on a pedestal and are ready to put his number in the rafters.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 June 2022
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But Lewellen’s views about the state leaders’ embrace of popery and heresy played a central part in it.
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Brendan McConville,
Time,
28 Sep. 2021
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For most platforms, the idea of putting creator content next to, say Game of Thrones, is heresy.
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2023
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Her case is a modern-day heresy trial — and a harbinger for free speech in the Western world.
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Kristen Waggoner,
National Review,
13 Aug. 2023
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Every heresy is a misguidance, and every misguidance will end in hell.
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Deina Abdelkader,
The Conversation,
5 Oct. 2022
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Don't worry, though—the GTI has been spared the heresy of perfection.
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Mike Duff,
Car and Driver,
17 Nov. 2021
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In the 1990s, Chris Cramer introduced them to a new idea that some saw as heresy.
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James R. Hagerty,
WSJ,
17 Jan. 2021
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He was even accused of heresy in the 1530s for making a few critical comments about the church.
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Stephen C. George,
Discover Magazine,
25 Dec. 2023
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Although she was convicted of heresy and killed for it, Joan of Arc was on the right side of history in a lot of ways.
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Kat Eschner,
Smithsonian,
9 Jan. 2017
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