heresy
/ˈherəsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine（尤指与基督教相对的）异教（信仰）, 异端邪说：
Huss was burned for heresy
胡斯因信仰异教而被烧死
count noun the doctrine was denounced as a heresy by the pope.该信条被教皇指责为异端邪说。
1.1
- opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted异端邪说; 极端的异议; 标新立异的观点：
the heresy of being uncommitted to the right political dogma
不肯誓忠于正确政治信条的异端
count noun the politician's heresies became the conventional wisdom of the day.该政治家的标新立异的观点成了当今被普遍认同的道理。
词源
Middle English: from Old French heresie, based on Latin haeresis, from Greek hairesis 'choice' （in ecclesiastical Greek 'heretical sect'）, from haireomai 'choose'.