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<hw>Her"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Made of hair.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hereof</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Here*of"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Of this; concerning this; from this; hence.</def>

<blockquote><b>Hereof</b> comes it that Prince Harry is valiant. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hereon</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Here*on"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>On or upon this; hereupon.</def>

<h1>Hereout</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Here*out"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Out of this.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Heresiarch</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Her"e*si*arch</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>haeresiarcha</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ heresy + <?/ leader, <?/ to lead: cf. F. <ets>h\'82r\'82siarque</ets>.]</ety> <def>A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.</def>

<i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i>

<h1>Heresiarchy</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Her"e*si*arch`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A chief or great heresy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The book itself [the Alcoran] consists of <b>heresiarchies</b> against our blessed Savior. <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Heresiographer</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Her`e*si*og"ra*pher</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Heresiography</er>.]</ety> <def>One who writes on heresies.</def>

<h1>Heresiography</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Her`e*si*og"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ heresy + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>h\'82r\'82siographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on heresy.</def>

<h1>Heresy</h1> <Xpage=687>

<hw>Her"e*sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Heresies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>heresie</ets>, <ets>eresie</ets>, OF. <ets>heresie</ets>, <ets>iresie</ets>, F. <ets>h\'82r\'82sie</ets>, L. <ets>haeresis</ets>, Gr. <?/ a taking, a taking for one's self, choosing, a choice, a sect, a heresy, fr. <?/ to take, choose.]</ety>

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<p><b>1.</b> <def>An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach.</def>

<blockquote>New opinions Divers and dangerous, which are <b>heresies</b>, And, not reformed, may prove pernicious. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>After the study of philosophy began in Greece, and the philosophers, disagreeing amongst themselves, had started many questions . . . because every man took what opinion he pleased, each several opinion was called a <b>heresy</b>; which signified no more than a private opinion, without reference to truth or falsehood. <i>Hobbes.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy.</def>