heretic
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim…Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
» I'm a heretic.
Ich bin eine Ketzerin.
Ich bin ein Ketzer.
Я еретик.
Я еретичка.
Я єретик.
Я єретичка.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
Ketzer, Ketzerin, Häretiker
ерети́кjeretík, ерети́чкаjeretíčka
єрети́кjeretýk, єрети́чкаjeretýčka
(broadly)Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
- 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)
Examples
17 sentencesI'm a heretic.
Я єретик. — deniko
ruЯ еретик. — Wezel
deIch bin eine Ketzerin. — mhr
Heretics were punished, because a threat to religious orthodoxy was a threat to the monarch's power.
Єретиків карали, тому що загроза релігійній ортодоксії була загрозою владі монарха. — deniko
Heretics were executed.
Єретиків страчували. — deniko
Heretics were tortured.
Єретиків піддавали тортурам. — deniko
ruЕретиков пытали. — Balamax
She was accused of being a heretic.
ruЕё обвинили в ереси. — Karok
deSie wurde der Ketzerei angeklagt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English heretyk, heretike, from Old French eretique, from Medieval Latin or EcFrom Middle English heretyk, heretike, from Old French eretique, from Medieval Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose, factious”), itself from Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō, “to choose”).
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Forms
plural: hereticsSynonyms
7 synonyms- a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church:misbelieverreligious outcast