heresia
Portuguese, noun/e.ɾeˈzi.ɐ/
heresia is spelled H-E-R-E-S-I-A (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heresia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “heresy (dissension from religious dogma)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “crença ou doutrina contrária aos dogmas estabelecidos por uma religião”.
What does heresia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineheresy (dissension from religious dogma)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. crença ou doutrina contrária aos dogmas estabelecidos por uma religião 2. ofensas à religião 3. atitude contrária aos princípios aceitos por uma ciência ou arte 4. disparate
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of heresia
- heresias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce heresia?
- Brazil /e.ɾeˈzi.ɐ/
- Portugal /e.ɾɨˈzi.ɐ/
- Portugal /i.ɾɨˈzi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to heresia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is heresia in Portuguese?
heresia appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).