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- 1. a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.
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HERETIC definition: someone with a belief that is against what a group or society generally believes to be right or good. Learn more.
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of heresy. Heresy in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam has at times been met with censure ranging from excommunication to the death penalty.
Definition of heretic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A heretic is someone whose beliefs or actions are considered wrong by most people, because they disagree with beliefs that are generally accepted. [...] 2. A heretic is a person who belongs to a particular religion, but whose beliefs or actions seriously disagree with the principles of that religion. [...] More.
5 days ago · Someone whose beliefs are 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 [ edit] dissident, nonconformist, sectarian, separatist, withersake. Hyponyms [ edit] apostate. Derived terms [ edit] arch-heretical. Translations [ edit]
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Religion her‧e‧tic /ˈherətɪk/ noun [ countable] someone who is guilty of heresy Cranmer was put to death as a heretic. —heretical /həˈretɪkəl/ adjective Examples from the Corpus heretic • Joan of Arc was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake.
Define heretic. heretic synonyms, heretic pronunciation, heretic translation, English dictionary definition of heretic. n. A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
