heretic

heretic
her•e•tic
[[t]ˈhɛr ɪ tɪk[/t]] adj. also [[t]həˈrɛt ɪk[/t]] n.
1) rel a professed believer who maintains religious beliefs contrary to those accepted by his or her church
2) rel 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
Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF heretique < LL haereticus < Gk hairetikós able to choose (LGk: heretical), der. of hairet(ós) that may be taken, v. adj. of haireîn to choose

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • heretic — [her′ə tik] n. [ME heretike < MFr hérétique < LL(Ec) haereticus, of heresy, heretic < Gr hairetikos, able to choose, in LGr(Ec), heretical < hairein, to take, choose] a person who professes a heresy; esp., a church member who holds… …   English World dictionary

  • heretic — I noun apostate, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, haereticus, iconoclast, infidel, misbeliever, nonconformist, protestant, schismatic, sectarian, separatist, skeptic, unbeliever II index malcontent, pariah, recusant …   Law dictionary

  • heretic — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. eretique (14c., Mod.Fr. hérétique), from Church L. haereticus, from Gk. hairetikos able to choose, the verbal adjective of hairein (see HERESY (Cf. heresy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • heretic — ► NOUN ▪ a person believing in or practising heresy. DERIVATIVES heretical adjective heretically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Heretic — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Heretic (значения). Heretic Разработчик …   Википедия

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