Definition

Noun: * Heterodoxy; false doctrine; heresy: A term used by followers of one religion or ideology to label the teachings of another religion or ideology that they consider to be non-orthodox, incorrect, or deviant from the accepted truth. It carries a strong negative connotation of being misleading or corrupting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giáo hội thời Trung Cổ thường coi các học thuyết khoa học mới là tà thuyết. (The medieval Church often considered new scientific theories to be heresy.)
  • Họ bác bỏ những luận điệu đó, coi đó chỉ là tà thuyết. (They rejected those arguments, considering them mere false doctrines.)
  • Cuốn sách đó bị cấm vì bị cho là truyền bá tà thuyết. (That book was banned because it was accused of spreading heterodox teachings.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is inherently subjective and polemical. What one group calls "tà thuyết," another group may call its own orthodox belief. Its usage often reflects a position of institutional authority or doctrinal power.
• Historically, it has been used in religious, political, and ideological contexts to suppress dissenting or competing viewpoints.

Variants and Related Words

• Dị giáo (n): Heresy. Often used interchangeably with "tà thuyết," though "dị giáo" is more commonly specific to religious contexts.
• Tà đạo (n): Heterodox path; false path. Similar to "tà thuyết" but can refer more broadly to a deviant school or sect, not just its doctrines.
• Chính thống (n/adj): Orthodoxy; orthodox. The direct antonym of "tà thuyết."

Synonyms

• Học thuyết sai lầm: False/erroneous doctrine.
• Thuyết lạc đạo: Deviant/heretical doctrine.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Bài trừ tà thuyết: To eradicate/eliminate heterodoxy.
• Truyền bá tà thuyết: To propagate/spread false doctrines.

noun

1. heterodoxy