how to pronounce heresy

/ˈhɛɹ.ə.si/

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heresy is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of heresy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… seen as a symbol of heresy jealousy …”

meaning of heresy

Heresy is a belief or practice that is considered false or heretical by a religious authority.

heresy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heresy occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics heresy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that heresy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;