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  • 1. heretic
  • Rhymes with Heretic
  • 2. heretic
  • Heretic in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. heretic
  • Rhymes with Heretic
  • 2. heretic
  • Heretic in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. heretic

noun. ['ˈhɛrətɪk'] a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

Synonyms

  • castaway
  • misbeliever
  • religious outcast
  • outcast
  • Ishmael

Antonyms

  • orthodox
  • obedient
  • conforming
  • conservative

Rhymes with Heretic

  • acetic
  • acetic
  • acoustic
  • acrobatic
  • adriatic
  • aerobatic
  • aesthetic
  • agnostic
  • alphabetic
  • altruistic
  • amniotic
  • anachronistic
  • analytic
  • anesthetic
  • antagonistic
  • antarctic
  • antarctic
  • antiballistic
  • antibiotic
  • antibiotic

2. heretic

noun. ['ˈhɛrətɪk'] a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion).

Synonyms

  • recusant

Antonyms

  • conservativist

Sentences with heretic


1. Adjective
He published his observations, and they were so significant that the Catholic Church tried him as a heretic and confined him to house arrest for the rest of his life.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Some people believe it comes from the Czech and is derived from the burning of a famous early protestant martyr, Jan Hus, who was put to death as a heretic in 1415.

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