heretical

[huh-ret-i-kuhl] Example Sentences

he·ret·i·cal

[huh-ret-i-kuhl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin haereticālis. See heretic, -al1

he·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb
he·ret·i·cal·ness, noun
non·he·ret·i·cal, adjective
non·he·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·he·ret·i·cal, adjective


unorthodox, unconventional, dissident, radical.

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Example Sentences
  • Clergymen all over the world cursed him for his heretical religious views.
  • No idea was more heretical than widespread demolition of thousands of derelict buildings.
  • Stoically, he endures torture and humiliation for his heretical sympathies.
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heretic (ˈhɛrətɪk)
 
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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