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her·e·tic
(hĕr′ĭ-tĭk)n.
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
adj.
Heretical.
[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
(ˈhɛrətɪk)n
1. (Roman Catholic Church) 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 adj
heˈretically adv
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her•e•tic
(ˈhɛr ɪ tɪk; adj. also həˈrɛt ɪk)n.
1. a professed believer who maintains religious beliefs contrary to those accepted by his or her church.
2. a professed believer who willfully and persistently rejects any part of the doctrine of his or her church.
3. anyone who does not conform to an established view, doctrine, or principle.
adj. 4. heretical.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French heretique < Late Latin haereticus < Greek hairetikós able to choose (Late Greek: heretical), derivative of hairet(ós) that may be taken, v. adj. of haireîn to choose]
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Noun | 1. | heretic - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church |
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 He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas.
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heretic
nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:
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هرطَقي، مِن أهْل البِدَع
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kacír
sapkınlık gösteren kimse
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heretic
[ˈhɛrətɪk] n → eretico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heresy
(ˈherəsi) noun (the holding or teaching of) an (especially religious) opinion which differs from the official opinion.
ˈheretic (-tik) noun a person who holds or teaches such an opinion.
heretical (həˈretikl) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.