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heretic

Syllabification: (her·e·tic)
Pronunciation: /ˈherətik/
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Definition of heretic

noun

  • a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.
  • a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French heretique, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hairetikos 'able to choose' (in ecclesiastical Greek, 'heretical'), from haireisthai 'choose'

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