Concept in Definition ABC

Belief or doctrine that is opposed to the dogmas of faith of a religion

The concept of heresy is used in our language With several senses, being in the field of religion where it is most used and relevant.
Because for religion, heresy, turns out to be that belief or doctrine that opposes and contradicts the dogmas of faith of a religion.

Thus, for example, any individual who questions the existence of Jesus or otherwise, the virginity of the Virgin Mary, will be considered by the Catholic religion that he is incurring a heresy and will be called a heretic.

The Catholic Church bloodily persecuted heresies

Heresies were formed and born when a group totally rejects the proposal supported by the Church. This situation gave rise to many persecutions on the part of the Catholic Church, which we must say has been one of the institutions who most faced the rebels who rejected his dogmas of faith.
Those persecutions were very violent and bloody in the past, that is, all those who dared to face a sacred postulate were assassinated and even physically harmed with torture. Many others were also punished with excommunication.

The inquisition and the practice of the death penalty

In the Middle Ages it was the moment in history when the Church persecuted heretics the hardest. The methodology it is popularly known as the inquisition or holy inquisition. The death penalty it was one of the most recurrent penalties applied by the inquisition.

Running away from the very Catholic, we must say that Protestantism also knew how to persecute Catholics and witches.

Idea that is contrary to the principles of a science or an art

On the other hand, the word heresy is used to refer to that position that is contrary to the principles of a science or a art and we must say that it is also usual that it is used to account for those ideas or opinions that flatly contradict the beliefs that are considered true and absolute in a certain field or context.

Injurious word and serious damage against someone or an animal

Also, the word can be used to refer to those insulting words that are used to insult or attack someone. "What they have said about you is heresy."

And serious harm inflicted on someone or an animal is called heresy.