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- pronunciation:
- he
r
tihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, esp. a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine.
The Czech reformer Jan Hus was condemned as a heretic in 1415 and burned at the stake.- synonyms:
- dissenter
- antonyms:
- true believer
- similar words:
- apostate, atheist, freethinker, heathen, iconoclast, infidel, nonconformist, pagan, renegade, skeptic, unbeliever
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definition 2: |
anyone who holds opinions or beliefs that challenge deeply established social, political, or religious views.
For her pacifism during the war, she was considered a heretic.- synonyms:
- dissenter, renegade
- antonyms:
- true believer
- similar words:
- nonconformist, recreant, unbeliever
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related words: |
agnostic, maverick |
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