heretic
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈhɛrɪtɪk/
- Formal
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hereje
- Not only is he a heretic, he's a hero of mine.
- considered a heretic
- regarded as a heretic
Some people, I'll do that quite often because I am a heretic and proud of it.
- Some people, I'll do that quite often because I am a heretic and proud of it.
- Joan Rivers is, is probably my ultimate heretic because she was before her time.
- He had to bring these people up on on charges as heretics before an ecclesiastical tribunal.
- So these these Christian groups are saying, no, we're not heretics.
- It's a medieval apocalyptic belief system which has heretics, It has inquisitions, it has penalties.
- And please tell me who is a heretic you admire long list.
- And it's developed more as response to heretics, Gnostics, Manichaeans.
- HL Menken, who was a great heretic in in early.
- Tell me who is a heretic You admire David Starkey.
- The Aryans may be heretics, but they've got the tunic of Saint Vincent.
- So my position in the establishment is of a bit of a heretic, but not a complete fruitcake.
- The thing he talks about is like, he goes, he's a, he's a former like pastor, but he, he's like religious heretic in a way.
- Well, one of the refrain in your work is we need less school, which of course makes you a heretic.
Examples
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Yes, the heretic was gone, and he could look back with pride at his many honors.
Fiction book (1998) -
If they decided he was a heretic, what would they do to him?
Fiction book (1993) -
You will not make a heretic of me.
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Am I a heretic now?
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Some people, I'll do that quite often because I am a heretic and proud of it.
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What becomes of that if you marry a heretic?
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A man may be a heretic in the truth, Milton writes.
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Even after being locked away as a heretic, Galileo held to his belief in God.
Blog text (9) -
Copernicus was arrested as a heretic by the Inquisition and forced to recant.
Academic text (2000) -
The priest condemned him as a heretic for questioning the church's teachings.
Synonyms
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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9.6
A person who strongly criticizes common beliefs or institutions
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9.9
A person who starts or leads religious ideas that many people reject
A person who belongs to a small religious group separate from the main church
A person who questions or opposes long-held beliefs and traditions
A person who disagrees with common ideas or rules
Antonyms
How Unorthodox
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heretic comes from the Greek root hairein, which means 'to choose'. So a heretic was originally someone who 'chose' different beliefs, and today it means a person whose ideas go against the official or accepted teachings.