heretic

her·e·tic

H0161900 (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.

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[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.]

heretic

(ˈhɛrətɪk) n1. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church a person who maintains beliefs contrary to the established teachings of the Church2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field heretical adj heˈretically adv

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heretic - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Churchmisbeliever, religious outcastcastaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)
	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

heretic

noun nonconformist, dissident, separatist, sectarian, renegade, revisionist, dissenter, apostate, schismatic He was considered a heretic and was ridiculed for his ideas.

heretic

nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, sectary, separationist, separatist.

Translations

异教徒

heresy

(ˈherəsi) noun (the holding or teaching of) an (especially religious) opinion which differs from the official opinion. 異端 异端ˈheretic (-tik) noun a person who holds or teaches such an opinion. 異教徒 异教徒heretical (həˈretikl) adjective 異端邪說的 异端邪说的