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   heretic

   /ˈhɛrɪtɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a person believing in or practising 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHERETIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HERETIC definition: 1. someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: 2…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hereticHeretic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HeresyHeresy - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHERETIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Heretic: a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hereticHERETIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHERETIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHERETIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A heretic is someone whose beliefs or actions are considered wrong by most people, because they disagree with beliefs that are generally accepted. He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed and ostracized for his ideas.