heresy

Example Sentences

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To many gearheads, the thought of a muscle car without noise and smells is heresy.

From Seattle Times

But after lashing out at former Trump Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews as a "liar and pawn" for testifying, the official @HouseGOP Twitter account claimed it was "heresy" or against religious doctrine.

From Salon

You can crusade for any kind of pizza here without running the risk of heresy, as you would in, say, Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times

In the years since, the stunt itself has come to crystalize the loathing that conservatives and traditionalists have for this pope, where even crimes are justified to save the faithful from his “heresy.”

From Seattle Times

That was when the Roman Catholic Church designated Islam as a heresy, a view that remained widespread among Christians for a millennium and has certainly not disappeared altogether.

From Salon