Meaning and example
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
The passage used "heresy" to mean any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.303 places heresy in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 90.8% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
- Known by
- 90.7%
harsh criticism or disapproval
- Known by
- 90.6%
place side by side
- Known by
- 90.6%
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
- Known by
- 91%
not in agreement or harmony
- Known by
- 91%
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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