Heretical

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Heretical meaning

Heresy is a false teaching. It is a belief or idea that is in contradiction to orthodoxy. In the context of Christianity, heresy is that which deviates from standard biblical teaching. Examples of heresy would be polytheism, a denial of the resurrection of Christ, a teaching that salvation is obtained by works, etc. Heretical.us is separately maintained by US citizens and has no legal association with the Heretical.com website.Heretical.com website.

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2020
he•ret•i•caladj.
  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
he•ret′i•cal•ly,adv.
he•ret′i•cal•ness,n.
  • Medieval Latin haereticālis. See heretic, -al1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
    unorthodox, unconventional, dissident, radical.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2020
her•e•ticn.[countable]
  1. Religiona person who claims to believe in a church but holds opinions opposed to those of the church.
  2. a person who does not believe in an established view or doctrine.
he•ret•i•caladj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2020
her•e•ticn.
  1. Religiona professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
  2. Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.
  3. anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.

adj.
  1. heretical.
  • Greek hairetikós able to choose (Late Greek: heretical), equivalent. to hairet(ós) that may be taken (verbal adjective, adjectival of haireîn to choose) + -ikos -ic
  • Late Latin haereticus
  • Middle French heretique
  • Middle English heretik 1300–50
  • apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant.
  • dissenter, skeptic, freethinker.

'heretical' also found in these entries:
Ajivika - Arianism - Donatus - Pelagianism - Tzigane - bugger - heresiarch - heretic - iconoclast - miscreant - sect - sectary
Synonyms: heterodox, iconoclastic, unconventional, sacrilegious, atheistic, more..

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