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Definitions for Heretic
[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.
[4] heretical.
[5] mainly RC Church a person who maintains beliefs contrary to the established teachings of the Church
[6] a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field
Words related to Heretic
skeptic, apostate, pagan, sectarian, cynic
Words nearby Heretic
heresiography, heresiologist, heresiology, heresthetic, heresy, heretic, heretical, hereto, heretofore, hereunder, hereunto
Origin of Heretic
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
Other words from Heretic
sem·i·her·e·tic , adjective, noun