heretic

/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/

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, “to choose”).

heretic means heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.

heretic is pronounced /ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/.

adj

Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

noun

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.“He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.”
Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.