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- Dictionaryheretic/ˈhɛrɪtɪk/
noun
- 1. a person believing in or practising religious heresy.
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someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.
The meaning of HERETIC is a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma; especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth.
The noun heretic is mostly used in a religious context to talk about someone whose actions or beliefs act against the laws, rules, or beliefs of some specific religion. However, heretic can also be used in a non-religious way to mean "someone whose ideas go against the norm."
someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.
noun. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church. Synonyms: backslider, Protestant, recreant, apostate. Roman Catholic Church. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.
A heretic is someone whose beliefs or actions are considered wrong by most people, because they disagree with beliefs that are generally accepted.
Definition of heretic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a professed believer who maintains religious beliefs contrary to those accepted by his or her church. 2. 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. adj. 4. heretical.
HERETIC definition: someone with a belief that is against what a group or society generally believes to be right or good. Learn more.
What does the word heretic mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word heretic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. heretic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (Middle English) religion (Middle English) Entry status.
