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noun · femininethird declension

haeresis

haeresis f (genitive haeresis or haereseōs or haeresios)
Classical[ˈhae̯.rɛ.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.re.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. femininesect
  2. feminineheresy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehaeresis
hēresis		haeresēs
haereseis, hēreseis, hēresēs
genitivehaeresis
haereseōs, haeresios, hēreseōs, hēresios, hēresis		haeresium
hēresium
dativehaeresī
hēresī		haeresibus
haeresesi, hēresibus
accusativehaeresim
haeresin, haeresem, hēresem, hēresim, hēresin		haeresēs
haeresīs, hēresēs, hēresīs
ablativehaeresī
haerese, hērese, hēresī		haeresibus
haeresesi, hēresibus
vocativehaeresis
haeresi, hēresi, hēresis		haeresēs
haereseis, hēreseis, hēresēs

haerĕsis (scanned hĕrĕsis in Prud. Psych. 725; Ham. 64), is and ĕos, f., = αἵρεσις.
I. A (philosophical or religious) sect, a school of thought (=secta): Cato in ea est haeresi, quae nullum sequitur florem orationis, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2; as Greek, id. Fam. 15, 16, 3: Pythagorae haeresim sequi, Vitr. 5 praef.—
2. Heretical religious doctrine, heresy, Tert. adv. Haer. 1 sq. et saep.: Ariana, the Arian heresy, Sid. Ep. 7, 6: plurimae sectae et haereses, Lact. 4, 30, 2.— Hĕrĕsis, personif., Prud. Psych. 710.— Comically: joca tua plena facetiarum de haeresi Vestoriana ... risisse me satis, i. e. craft, trade, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 1.—
II. A calling, profession: navalis, Cod. Th. 13, 6, 9 sq.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (haíresis).

In English words that came into English from haeresis

  • heresyhaeresis

Quick answers

What does haeresis mean in Latin?
haeresis, a noun, means “sect; heresy”.
What is the genitive of haeresis?
The genitive singular is haeresis. haeresis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce haeresis?
In classical Latin, [ˈhae̯.rɛ.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.re.s̬is].