heretic
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ɪ noun
1.
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
2.
Roman Catholic Church. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.
3.
anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.
adjective
4.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English heretik < Middle French heretique < Late Latin haereticus < Greek hairetikós able to choose (Late Greek: heretical), equivalent to hairet(ós) that may be taken (verbal adjective of haireîn to choose) + -ikos -ic
1300–50; Middle English heretik < Middle French heretique < Late Latin haereticus < Greek hairetikós able to choose (Late Greek: heretical), equivalent to hairet(ós) that may be taken (verbal adjective of haireîn to choose) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
sem·i·her·e·tic, adjective, noun
Synonyms
1. apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant. 3. dissenter, skeptic, freethinker.
1. apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant. 3. dissenter, skeptic, freethinker.
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World English Dictionary
heretic (ˈhɛrətɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly RC Church a person who maintains beliefs contrary to the established teachings of the Church |
| 2. | a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field |
| heretical | |
| —adj | |
| he'retically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
heretic
early 14c., from Fr. hérétique (14c.), from Church L. hereticus, from Gk. hairetikos "able to choose," the verbal adj. of hairein (see heresy).
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Cultural Dictionary
heretic definition
One who challenges the doctrines of an established church. Martin Luther was proclaimed a heretic for rejecting many of the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Example sentences
The pair become embroiled in a scandal when a monk labels her character a heretic.
In the latter, you're branded a heretic and ostracized for attempting to change the core beliefs of the faith.
Today he's deemed a heretic of the worst kind.
The church burned him at the stake as a heretic.
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