HERETIC

heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast

(noun) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

heretic

(noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

heretic (plural heretics)

Someone who believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices

Synonyms

• apostate

• dissident

• nonconformist

• sectarian

• separatist

• withersake

Adjective

heretic (comparative more heretic, superlative most heretic)

(archaic) Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Antonyms

• orthodox

Anagrams

• chierte, erethic, etheric, heteric, techier

Source: Wiktionary

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Her"e*tic, n. Etym: [L. haereticus, Gr. hérétique. See Heresy.]

1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion. A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject. Titus iii. 10.

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal church." Addis & Arnold.

Syn.

– Heretic, Schismatic, Sectarian. A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a schism, or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a sect, or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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