heretic
pronunciation
How to pronounce heretic in British English:
UK [ˈherətɪk]
How to pronounce heretic in American English:
US [ˈhɛrɪtɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
- a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
Word Origin
- heretic (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French eretique (14c., Modern French hérétique), from Church Latin haereticus, from Greek hairetikos "able to choose," the verbal adjective of hairein (see heresy).
Example
- 1. And , god forbid , anybodychallenge it . They 're smeared as being a heretic .
- 2. My lord , must we listen to this stuttering heretic ?
- 3. Who was this heretic ?
- 4. Although luther had been declared a heretic in 1521 and owning or reading his works was banned by the church the extent of local political and popular support for luther meant he escaped execution and the reformation became established in much of germany .
- 5. Although luther had been declared a heretic in 1521 , and owning or reading his works was banned by the church , the extent of local political and popular support for luther meant he escaped execution and the reformation became established in much of germany .