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heretics

UK //ˈhɛrətɪks//US //ˈhɛrətɪks//

词源

源自希腊语 'hairetikos'(意为‘选择性的’),通过拉丁语 'haereticus' 进入古法语,最终演变为中古英语 'heretik'。

noun

❶ 指持有与主流宗教教义相悖观点的人,通常被正统信仰视为异端或叛教者。

“The medieval church often persecuted heretics who challenged its doctrines.”

(中世纪教会经常迫害挑战其教义的异端分子。)

“Galileo was accused of being a heretic for supporting the heliocentric theory.”

(伽利略因支持日心说而被指控为异端。)

同义词:dissenter, nonconformist, apostate

常见短语

condemn as heretics — 将某人或某群体谴责为异端,通常带有强烈的宗教或意识形态排斥意味。

“The radical sect was condemned as heretics by the mainstream religious leaders.”

(这个激进教派被主流宗教领袖谴责为异端。)