material heresy

noun

An opinion that is objectively contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical, but which is uttered by a person without the subjective knowledge of it being so.

OriginEcclesiastical Latin haeresis māteriālis →
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Meanings

nounmaterial heresy (plural material heresies)

plural material heresies

  1. CatholicismAn opinion that is objectively contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical, but which is uttered by a person without the subjective knowledge of it being so.

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinhaeresis māteriālis
  2. Englishmaterial heresy

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin haeresis māteriālis.

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