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The pope defending the church against the heretics of the Reformation. Any religious doctrine opposed to the orthodox belief of the time may be defined as heresy.

Any doctrine opposed to orthodox belief, especially in religion. Those holding ideas considered heretical by the Christian church have included Gnostics, Arians, Pelagians, Montanists, Albigenses, Waldenses, Lollards, and Anabaptists.



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