heretic
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her·e·tic
(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.
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.]
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heretic
noun
- A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church: dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, sectary, separationist, separatist. See religion.
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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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categories related to 'heretic'
- Morality or Character
- Individuals and Titles - heretic: person rejecting orthodox or accepted religious beliefs
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Heretic
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A heretic is a person who commits heresy.
In literature:
- Heretic, an autobiography of Peter Cameron
- Heretic (novel), the third volume in The Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell
- Heretics is a title by G. K. Chesterton
In music:
- Heretic (Morbid Angel album), 2003
- Heretic (Naked City album), 1991
- Heretic (band)
- Heretic (ballet), a ballet by Martha Graham
- "Heretic" is a song from the band Soundgarden, which is featured on the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume soundtrack
Heretic may also refer to:
- Heretic (video game), a 1994 game by Raven Software
- Heretic II, a 1998 sequel to the aforementioned game
See also
- Heresy (disambiguation)
- "Homer the Heretic", an episode of The Simpsons
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Heretic
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
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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