heretic

== English == === Alternative forms === hæretic, heretike (archaic) hæretick, heretick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English heretyk, heretike, from Old French eretique, from Medieval Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose, factious”), itself from Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō, “I choose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/ === Noun === heretic (plural heretics) Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. (by extension) Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices. ==== Synonyms ==== dissident, nonconformist, sectarian, separatist, withersake ==== Hyponyms ==== apostate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === heretic (comparative more heretic, superlative most heretic) (archaic) Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. Antonym: orthodox ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === heresy heretical === Anagrams === chierte, erethic, etheric, heteric, techier == Scots == === Etymology === See heresy. === Noun === heretic (plural heretics) heretic (literary style) A poet who claims to have no religion, or to disdain one. He's as puir as the heretic baird. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)