heretic

n.
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

adj.
Heretical.

[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.]

(HER-i-tik)

noun
One who holds unorthodox or unconventional beliefs.

adjective
Not conforming to established beliefs.

Etymology
From Middle English heretik, from Middle French heretique, from Late Latin haereticus, from Greek hairetikos (able to choose), from haireisthai (to choose)

Usage
"(George) Keithley offers a portrait of a Galileo who is anything but a heretic: In these poems, we glimpse a devout, spiritual Galileo who, because of the wonders of the sky, is vigilant and in awe of the 'divine creator'." — Jenny Boully; Keithley's The Starry Messenger; Maisonneuve (Montreal, Canada); Sep 12, 2004.

"In other words, by holding out until they (Belle and Sebastian) had a fan-base, they could interfere in their own records, a heretic notion in the modern pop world of talentless synchronised pretty boys and spurious Spice persons." — Luke Davidson; Ring Out the Belles; Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh); Oct 3, 2004.

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noun

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

IN BRIEF: One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.

I felt like a heretic because I did not agree with the opinions of the rest of the people at the party.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kætter
adj. - kættersk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ketter, afvallige

Français (French)
n. - hérétique
adj. - hérétique

Deutsch (German)
n. - (kath.) Kirche, Abweichler
adj. - ketzerisch, häretisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ., μτφ.) αιρετικός

Italiano (Italian)
eretico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - herético (m)

Русский (Russian)
еретик, человек, не придерживающийся общепринятой точки зрения

Español (Spanish)
n. - hereje
adj. - hereje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kättare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异教徒, 异端者, 异教的, 异端的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 異教徒, 異端者
adj. - 異教的, 異端的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이단자, 이교도, 이설을 주장하는 사람
adj. - 이교의, 이단의, 이설의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 異教徒, 異端者
adj. - 異教の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المهرطق, الهرطوقي, المنشق عن عقيدة ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כופר, אדם הכופר בדת‬
adj. - ‮כופר‬

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