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material heresy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
ma-te-ri-al heresy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opinion that is objectively contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical, but which is uttered by a person without the subjective knowledge of it being so.

Etymology

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin haeresis māteriālis.

Inflected Forms

material heresies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

formal heresy

Questions

What does material heresy mean?
An opinion that is objectively contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical, but which is uttered by a person without the subjective knowledge of it being so.
Where does material heresy come from?
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin haeresis māteriālis.

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