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Meaning of heretic in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛrəˌtɪk/
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Noun
heretic
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French heretique, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hairetikos‘able to choose’ (in ecclesiastical Greek, ‘heretical’), from haireomai‘choose’
Definitions
1.
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
2.
a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)