her|e|tic

her|e|tic
her|e|tic «HEHR uh tihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who holds a belief that is different from the accepted belief of his church, school, profession, or other group: »

Many young poets regard themselves as heretics in their art. Pelagius's ideas were officially condemned, and he himself was excommunicated as a heretic (Atlantic).

 SYNONYM(S): dissenter.
–adj.
holding such a belief; heretical.
╂[< Old French heretique, learned borrowing from Late Latin haereticus < Greek hairetikós able to choose < haireîn choose]

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