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- Dictionaryher·e·tic/ˈherəˌtik/
noun
- 1. a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.
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The meaning of HERETIC is a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma; especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth.
someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.
someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion: He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic. When he began to enunciate his views, Friedman was largely considered a heretic.
Heretic definition: a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.. See examples of HERETIC used in a sentence.
The word heresy is usually used within a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic context, and implies slightly different meanings in each. The founder or leader of a heretical movement is called a heresiarch, while individuals who espouse heresy or commit heresy are known as heretics.
The noun heretic is mostly used in a religious context to talk about someone whose actions or beliefs act against the laws, rules, or beliefs of some specific religion. However, heretic can also be used in a non-religious way to mean "someone whose ideas go against the norm."
HERETIC meaning: someone who believes or teaches something that goes against accepted or official beliefs.
