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Six example sentences with heresy, each labelled with its topic.
The council condemned his teaching as heresy, and copies of the pamphlet were burned in the cathedral square.
History
Suggesting that the continents drift was treated as heresy for decades before the seafloor evidence forced a reversal.
Science
Among older coaches, arguing that a three-pointer beats a layup was heresy until the statistics became impossible to ignore.
Basketball
Suggesting that a minimum wage might not cost jobs was heresy among economists until the 1990s studies began appearing.
Economics
Putting cream in carbonara is heresy in Rome, and the chef who suggested it was teased for the rest of the season.
Cooking
Spinoza's claim that God and nature were one was condemned as heresy, and his community expelled him at twenty-three.
Philosophy
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
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