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heretic definition

her·etic (her′ə tik)

noun

a person who professes a heresy; esp., a church member who holds beliefs opposed to church dogma

Etymology: ME heretike < MFr hérétique < LL(Ec) haereticus, of heresy, heretic < Gr hairetikos, able to choose, in LGr(Ec), heretical < hairein, to take, choose

adjective

heretical

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