a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion; the fact of holding such beliefs 宗教異端；信奉邪說 He was burned at the stake for heresy. 他因爲信奉異端思想而被以火刑處死。 the heresies of the early Protestants 早期新教徒的異端邪說
Collocations ReligionTopics Opinion and argumentc2Religion 宗教 Being religious 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命論／天堂與地獄／來生／轉世說 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成爲信徒／無神論者／不可知論者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／會堂做禮拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去當地的教堂／清真寺／猶太教會堂／谒師所做禮拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教團體的成員 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成爲牧師／女修道士／僧侶／宗教人員／神職人員／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
贊美／敬拜／遵從／侍奉／頌揚上帝
Celebrations and ritual 慶典與儀式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
參加／舉行／組織／主持禮拜儀式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
舉行典禮／儀式／宗教儀式／洗禮／朝觐／受戒儀式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
舉行宗教／安葬／葬禮／豐收／淨化儀式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝聖 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
慶祝聖誕節／複活節／開齋節／齋月／修殿節／逾越節／排燈節 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／齋戒／齋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
傳道；講道；聽布道 - lead/address the congregation
帶領會衆；對會衆發表演講 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念誦／背誦經文；祝禱
Religious texts and ideas 宗教經文與思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
傳布／頌揚／傳播上帝的話／《福音》／伊斯蘭教義 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循達摩／佛教教義 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
閱讀／研究／理解／闡釋經文／《聖經》／《古蘭經》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基於／來源於上帝的啓示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯異端／渎聖罪；認爲…是異端邪說／亵渎聖物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰與體驗 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
尋求／找到／獲得啓迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增強／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠於／踐行／放棄信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／淨化／失去靈魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服從／遵循／恪守／違反／亵渎誡條／伊斯蘭教法／猶太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／踐行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩寵 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
獲得啓迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
經歷皈依／重生／轉世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆聽／回應禱告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；懺悔；寬恕罪過 - do/perform penance
進行補贖
a belief or an opinion that disagrees strongly with what most people believe 離經叛道的信念（或觀點）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French heresie, based on Latin haeresis, from Greek hairesis ‘choice’ (in ecclesiastical Greek ‘heretical sect’), from haireomai ‘choose’.