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== Definitions ==
== Definitions ==


=== '''heresy''' ===
=== heresy ===


* means "against accepted or established standards"
* means "against accepted or established standards"
* = denial of the orthodox faith
* = denial of the orthodox faith


=== '''Heretic''' ===
=== Heretic ===


* one who practices a heresy
* one who practices a heresy
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* = "the right way", what it is accepted as Catholic belief
* = "the right way", what it is accepted as Catholic belief


=== '''schism''' ===
=== schism ===


* deviation from orthodoxy without full denial of it
* deviation from orthodoxy without full denial of it