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heretic

[ noun her-i-tik; adjective her-i-tik, huh-ret-ik ]

noun

  1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.

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  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.

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adjective

heretic

/ ˈhɛrətɪk; hɪˈrɛtɪkəl /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

heretic

  1. One who challenges the doctrines of an established church (see also established church ). Martin Luther was proclaimed a heretic for rejecting many of the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church .
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Derived Forms

  • ³ó±ðˈ°ù±ð³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • heretical, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³ó±ð°ùÄ·³Ù¾±³¦ adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heretic1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English heretik from Middle French heretique from Late Latin haereticus from Greek ³ó²¹¾±°ù±ð³Ù¾±°ìó²õ “able to choose†( Late Greek: “hereticalâ€), equivalent to ³ó²¹¾±°ù±ð³Ù(ó²õ) “that may be taken†(verbal adjective of ³ó²¹¾±°ù±ðî²Ô “to chooseâ€) + -ikos -ic
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I’m not even allowed to be here because I’m a heretic!

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He had turned his back on Islam, making himself a heretic in the eyes of many.

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And he doesn't necessarily hope to, he said, which "makes me a bit of a heretic."

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It is a field of study that the modern-day heretics who have signed the New York Declaration claim has been neglected, even ridiculed.

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He made waves in 2019 when he rescinded a pair of controversial rules banning baptisms for the children of gay parents and branding same-sex couples as heretics who could face excommunication.

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