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Heretic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Heretic? [n] a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church [n] a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Heretic: misbeliever \| religious outcast Related Terms \| Find terms related to Heretic: Albigensian \| antinomian \| apostate \| Arian \| beatnik \| Bohemian \| Cathar \| defector \| deviant \| deviationist \| dissenter \| dissident \| Donatist \| dropout \| Ebionite \| emanationist \| Erastian \| flower child \| freak \| Gnostic \| hippie \| hylotheist \| iconoclast \| infidel \| Jansenist \| Lollard \| Manichaean \| maverick \| misbeliever \| misfit \| Monophysite \| Montanist \| nonconformist \| nonjuror \| original \| pantheist \| Pelagian \| recreant \| recusant \| renegade \| revisionist \| Sabellian \| schismatic \| sectarian \| sectary \| separatist \| swinger \| ugly duckling \| unbeliever \| unconformist \| Waldensian \| Wyclifite \| yippie See Also \| castaway \| Ishmael \| nonconformist \| outcast \| pariah \| recusant Heretic In Webster's Dictionary \Her"e*tic\, n. [L. haereticus, Gr. ? able to choose, heretical, fr. ? to take, choose: cf. F. h['e]r['e]tique. See {Heresy}.] 1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion. A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject. --Titus iii. 10. 2. (R. C. Ch.) 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.'' --Addis & Arnold. Syn: {Heretic}, {Schismatic}, {Sectarian}. Usage: A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a schism, or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a sect, or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers.

Heretic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heretic?

[n] a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
[n] a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Heretic: misbeliever | religious outcast

Heretic In Webster's Dictionary

\Her"e*tic\, n. [L. haereticus, Gr. ? able to choose,
heretical, fr. ? to take, choose: cf. F. h['e]r['e]tique. See
{Heresy}.]
1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine
   contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.

         A man that is an heretic, after the first and second
         admonition, reject.                   --Titus iii.
                                               10.

2. (R. C. Ch.) 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.'' --Addis & Arnold.

Syn: {Heretic}, {Schismatic}, {Sectarian}.

Usage: A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and
       usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert
       the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a
       schism, or division in the church, on points of faith,
       discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of
       personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who
       originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a
       sect, or distinct organization, which separates from
       the main body of believers.

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