Deviation and Heresy

Deviation

Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Heresy and deviation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heresy" instead a noun "Deviation".

Nearby Words: deviate, deviant, deviating, deviated, deviance

Heresy noun - Departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice.

Usage example: the heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer

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Deviation and heresy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviation" instead a noun "Heresy".

Nearby Words: heretic, heretical

complete	complete deviation	complete heresy
gross	gross deviation	gross heresy
real	real deviation	real heresy
little	little deviation	little heresy
Other adjectives: slight, major, minor, worst, biggest.

Religion of Evil: Paganism and Heresy are both universally intolerable religions, one being a holdout of ancient times and the other being an active and willful deviation of the local faith.

Source: Video Game / Medieval II: Total War

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