heretic
English
/ˈhɛɹɨtɪk/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French eretique derived from Latin haereticus derived from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (able to choose, factious), αἱρέω (take, grasp, I choose, I take).
Origin
Ancient Greek
αἱρέω
Gloss
take, grasp, I choose, I take
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- antiheretic English
- arch-heretic English
- hereticaster English
- hereticide English
- hereticize English
- haereticalis Latin
- haeretice Latin
- haereticus Latin
- hereticus Latin
- herēticus Latin
- häretisch German
- eretico Italian
- hérétique French
- herético Spanish, Castilian
- αἱρέω Ancient Greek
- αἱρετικός Ancient Greek
- αἱρετῐκός Ancient Greek
- αἵρεσις Ancient Greek
- διαίρεσις Ancient Greek
- καθαιρέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναιρέω Ancient Greek
- ἀφαίρεσις Ancient Greek
- ἀφαιρέω Ancient Greek
- ἑλέπολις Ancient Greek
- herético Portuguese
- heretyk Polish
- eretique Old French
- heretge Catalan, Valencian
- herètic Catalan, Valencian
- αδιαίρετος Greek (modern)
- διαιρετός Greek (modern)
- eretic Occitan
- erètge Occitan
- еретикъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- αἱρετικός gkm
- *həřřéyō Proto-Hellenic