What is a HERETIC?
her⋅e⋅tic

/n. ˈhɛr

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tɪk; adj. ˈhɛr

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tɪk, həˈrɛt

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–noun 1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church. 2. Roman Catholic Church. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith. 3. anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.
–adjective 4.
heretical.
Origin:
1300–50; ME heretik < MF heretique < LL haereticus < Gk hairetikós able to choose (LGk: heretical), equiv. to hairet(ós) that may be taken (verbal adj. of haireîn to choose) + -ikos
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Synonyms:
1. apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant. 3. dissenter, skeptic, freethinker.
