heretic

her·e·tic  (hr-tk)

n.

A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

adj.

Heretical.

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[Middle English heretik, from Old French heretique, from Late Latin haereticus, from Greek hairetikos, able to choose, factious, from hairetos, chosen, from haireisthai, to choose; see heresy.]

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heretic [herr-it-ik, hir-ret-ik-kl]

Noun

1. Now 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

Adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heretic - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church misbeliever, religious outcast castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)
	2.	heretic - a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

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heretic

noun nonconformist, dissident, separatist, sectarian, renegade, revisionist, dissenter, apostate, schismatic

Translations

heretic [ˈhɛrətɪk] n → hereje m/f

heretic [ˈhɛrətɪk] n → hérétique m/f

heretic [ˈhɛrətɪk] heresy n → Ketzer(in) m(f)

heretic [ˈhɛrətɪk] n → eretico/a