heretic
Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or hereticsHeretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
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
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
more heretic, most heretic| Comparative | more heretic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most heretic Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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