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   Her·e·tic

   /ˈherəˌtik/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.
   • ▪ a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French heretique, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hairetikos ‘able to choose’ (in ecclesiastical Greek, ‘heretical’), from haireomai ‘choose’.

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   What does heretic mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of HERETIC is a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma; especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth. How to use heretic in a sentence.

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   What is “heretic”?

   • We found 2 answers for “Heretic” . This page shows answers to the clue Heretic, followed by 9 definitions like “ A person guilty of heresy ”, “ One who holds to a heresy ” and “ A heretic is one who embraces a heresy ”. If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.

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   What is the worst kind of a heretic?

   • Those who do perform such acts are the worst kind of heretics. Heretic: a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church. No, a heretic is: one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine.

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   Why was Friedman considered a heretic?

   • When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic. They learned how Catholics persecuted heretics in the Middle Ages. Akhenaten was declared a heretic for challenging established religion by worshipping one god. All our friends are pro-war and think we are heretics for talking against the president.

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   The meaning of HERETIC is a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma; especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth. How to use heretic in a sentence.

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   someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.

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   someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.

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   Heretic definition: a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.. See examples of HERETIC used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of heretic. noun. a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with official dogma, especially of the Roman Catholic Church. synonyms: misbeliever, religious outcast. see more. noun. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) see more.

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   Definition of heretic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   HERETIC meaning: someone with a belief that is against what a group or society generally believes to be right or good. Learn more.