Heresy and Mistake

Heresy

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

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

Nearby Words: heretic, heretical

Mistake noun - A wrong judgment.

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Heresy and mistake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heresy" instead a noun "Mistake".

Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking

complete	complete heresy	complete mistake
original	original heresy	original mistake
actual	actual heresy	actual mistake
real	real heresy	real mistake
Other adjectives: grave, little, slight, major, minor, outright, worst, biggest.

Either way, making this mistake tends to amount to the highest form of fandom heresy among LEGO circles.

Source: Brand Name Takeover
In the Horus Heresy books, the Emperor of Mankind plays the Idiot Ball big time causing his own near death and the downfall of his empire through mistake, misjudgment and a total failure to comprehend basic human behavior much less the emotional needs of his 'sons'.

Source: Idiot Ball / Literature

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