GRE Word List
HERESY
adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
The meaning of the word heresy is adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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genuflect | to bend the knee |
optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |