American English pronunciation

How to pronounce heretic

IPA transcription: ['hɛɹətɪk]

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Noun

  • a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

  • a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

Usage examples

  • This meeting was described in Matthew Stewart's "The Courtier and the Heretic".
  • In this capacity he persecuted heretics at Akmoneia.
  • Also, he directed Samuel ha-Katan to write another paragraph against informers and heretics.
  • Deviations from such patterns are sometimes considered unacceptable or heretical.
  • Therefore, Farinata appears with several other atheists and heretics in Dante's "Inferno".
  • The Synod prohibited the use of many heretic books.
  • Abstention from the use of wine has, occasionally, been declared obligatory by heretics.
  • Due to his rising influence, many heretics escaped severe punishment.
  • He refused to compromise with Lutheranism theologically, demanding Luther's condemnation as a heretic.
  • He was burned as a heretic in the hippodrome of Constantinople.