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heretic(dictionary)
heretic(dictionary)

heretic (iou)



heretic noun & adjective. ME.
[Old & mod. French heretique, from ecclesiastical Latin haereticus a. & noun, from ecclesiastical Greek hairetikos heretical (Greek = able to choose) from Greek haireomai: see HERESY: see -IC.]
A. noun.
A person who holds an opinion or a doctrine contrary to the orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church. ME.
K. Clark The northern heretics were insulting the Virgin, desecrating her sanctuaries.
A person who holds an opinion or a doctrine contrary to the accepted doctrine of any subject. L16.
Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing Thou wast ever an obstinate heretic in the despite of beauty.
b. attrib. or as adjective. = HERETICAL. rare. LME.