Definition

Examples

• 在中世纪，许多科学家被教会视为异端。
  Zài zhōngshìjì, xǔduō kēxuéjiā bèi jiàohuì shì wéi yì duān.
  In the Middle Ages, many scientists were regarded as heretics by the church.
• 这种观点与主流思想不同，但算不上异端。
  Zhè zhǒng guāndiǎn yǔ zhǔliú sīxiǎng bùtóng, dàn suàn bú shàng yì duān.
  This view differs from mainstream thought, but it doesn't count as heresy.
• 他因为宣传异端而被驱逐出教派。
  Tā yīnwèi xuānchuán yì duān ér bèi qūzhú chū jiàopài.
  He was expelled from the sect for promoting heresy.