HERETICS
Noun
heretics
plural of heretic
Anagrams
• chestier
Source: Wiktionary
HERETIC
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