异教

異教

yìjiào

noun #20,001

Meanings

1 heresy
2 paganism
3 another religion (especially a non-Christian or non-mainstream faith)

Characters

different / strange / foreign

religion / teaching / doctrine

Examples

中世纪的教会严厉镇压异教信仰。

Zhōngshìjì de jiàohuì yánlì zhènyā yìjiào xìnyǎng.

The medieval church severely suppressed heretical beliefs.

他被指控信奉异教，遭到驱逐。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng xìnfèng yìjiào, zāodào qūzhú.

He was accused of practicing heresy and was expelled.

Stroke Order

异 yì

教 jiāo