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heretic Definition


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heretic
noun
    1. Someone who believes in and endorses heresy.
    2. Someone who has views and opinions that conflict with those of the majority.
      Thesaurus: dissident, freethinker, renegade, schismatic, separatist, apostate; Antonym: conformist.
Derivative: heretical
adj
    Having views and opinions that conflict with those of the majority
      Thesaurus: unorthodox, impious, irreverent, iconoclastic, rationalistic, freethinking, heterodox; Antonym: conventional, orthodox.
Derivative: heretically
adverb
    Etymology: 14c: from Greek hairein to choose.



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