Heretic

What do we mean by heretic?

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

Heretical. adjective

One who holds and persistently maintains an opinion or a doctrine at variance with the accepted standards of any school or party, and rejected or condemned by it; one who rejects a generally accepted belief. noun

Specifically, in theology, a professed believer who adopts and persistently maintains religious opinions contrary to the accepted standards of his church. See heresy, 2. noun

Synonyms Heretic, Schismatic, Sectary, Dissenter, Nonconformist. Heretic is an opprobrious epithet for a professed believer who holds religious opinions contrary to the established or dominant beliefs. A schismatic is one who seeks to sunder or divide into different organizations or parties those who are of essentially the same religious faith. A sectary or sectarian is one who sets the welfare of his own sect or denomination above that of the church universal, often pushing its interests at the cost of the general Christian welfare. This word has been much used opprobriously of those who stand out against an original or more powerful organization. A dissenter or nonconformist is one who dissents from an established religion, or does not conform to it; specifically and in actual use these words apply almost exclusively to those Protestants in Great Britain who worship apart from the Established Church of England, as the Presbyterians, Baptists, and Independents. noun

Pertaining to heresy; believing heresy.

One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion. noun

One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith “determined by the authority of the universal church.” noun

Someone who, in the opinion of others, believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion he claims to belong to. noun

Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. adjective

A person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) noun

A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church noun

Someone who believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices

N 1: a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church syn: misbeliever, religious outcast 2: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) Urban Dictionary

Anyone who speaks or acts against the religion of The Covenant. Urban Dictionary

To the best of my knowledge, this words original meaning is to "be different or to have different beliefs". A common misunderstanding is that anyone who is a heretic is more than likely a satanist and enemy of God. This is not always true. For me, it just means "Different". Urban Dictionary

A trator: one who rebels against ones nation. Also a game on Halo2 Urban Dictionary

Invented with the creation and spread of Christianity, a heretic (in the middle-ages) is every one who did not accept or questioned the Catholic church or its laws. Unlike what the Church spread, Heretics were rarely Satanists or non-believers. In fact, in many cases, they had a stronger and more realist belief in God than that of the Church followers. It is just that the Heretics believed the Church's ways were wrong and corrupted, and that is why they followed their own way. Urban Dictionary

Usually applied by Warhammer 40k fans or members of the Adeptus Astartes, Adeptus Custodes, Inquisition, or Exterminatus Extremis to anyone who dislikes the Warhammer 40k universe, and/or acts/says in a negative way towards the Imperium. Urban Dictionary

Being of or partially of a certain nationality when you or a previous family member was once a resident of said country; being partially or entirely fluent in the native language of your nationality which includes having the ability to speak more than a few words here and there Urban Dictionary

A siphoner witch who is also a vampire Urban Dictionary

One with controversial opinions about religion, politics, etc. extremely rebellious against government Urban Dictionary

Anyone who engages in actions, statements, or thoughts against the Imperial Truth of the God-Emperor of Mankind. Such categories for groups that would be classified as Heretics include, but are not limited to: Furries, SJWs, anime girls, communists, anarchists, Nazis, environmentalists, etc. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to heretic:
heretic, hermetic, herpetic, hebetic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word heretic:
schismatic, anathema, cathars, hussite, heresies, heretics, talia, apostate, camber, heresy, excommunicated, heretical, excommunication, quake, inquisition, condemnation, strife, tyrant, sect, raven, clone, martyr, doom, crusade, burned, serpent, stake, followers, luther, brethren, halo, papal, condemned, remnant, constantinople, scripture, pagan, burnt, allegiance, reformation, preacher, batman, anthem, pope, synod, torah, calvin, rabbi, beliefs, judaism, patriarch, refugee, doctrine, howe, quest, forbidden, executed, pride, orthodox, reunion, burn, replied, writings, viii, chaos, ibn, canon, protestant, christianity, ritual, jacob, shall, execution, god, gods, faith, leo, joan, wayne, accused, sean, bernard, byzantine, congregation, shadow, belief, cardinal, catholic, fantasy, bishop, islam, riders, fortune, priest, holy, subjects, gospel, religion, religious, kill.

Words that rhyme with heretic:
xerotic, ferritic, pterotic, cerotic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe heretic:
obstinate, relapsed, dangerous, great, notorious, suspected, excommunicated, english, christian, young, incorrigible, single, greatest, impenitent, poor, pestilent, religious, arian, contumacious, protestant, formal, accursed, wicked, famous, vile, gnostic, impious, century, stubborn, open, spanish, penitent, true, terrible, blasphemous, false, obdurate, converted, unrepentant, reputed, repentant, alleged, pernicious, abominable, honest, damnable, pertinacious, avowed, manifest, detestable, dead, lutheran, schismatic, fair, damned, declared, supposed, italian, bohemian, hardened, unfortunate, daring, audacious, worse, hopeless, secret, bold, medieval, scandalous, lapsed, called, learned, idolatrous, hated, judaic, reconciled.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective heretic:
king, queen, sects, sect, bishop, prince, english, sovereign, england, preacher, church, priest, subjects, books, bishops, blood, princes, pharaoh, hunting, teachers, hunter, dogs, hunters, movements, doctrines, soldiers, preachers, views, dog, marcion, luther, kings, woman, baptism, faith, akhenaten, churches, rebels, minister, hands, son, monk, kingdom, movement, lord, burning, ruler, hunt, leader, christians, ideas, pagan, stranger, teacher, invaders, country, priests, knaves, brethren, pope, ministers, rulers, knave, leaders, girl, gentry, teachings, parson, arius, nephew, monks, emperor, parents, jews, family, belief, usurper, doctor, statesmen, father, island, skin, masters, scrolls, writings, cause, pilgrim, book, congregations, rivals, arians, albigenses, protestant, libertine, camp, blackamoor.

Consonant match to heretic:
hieratic.

Words that sound like heretic:
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