yì​jiào

paganism

  • created sense approved 异教/異教 · yì​jiào · paganism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    异教 / 異教

    yì​jiào

    paganism

    a religion other than one's own, often used to refer to a faith considered heterodox or non-traditional by the speaker

    异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · other 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · religion

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  • created sense approved 异教/異教 · yì​jiào · heresy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    异教 / 異教

    yì​jiào

    heresy

    within the context of Christianity, a term for heterodox sects, individuals, or doctrines that dissent from established orthodox belief

    异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · other 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · religion

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense