noun🔗ShareSomeone who believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to."The student was labeled a heretic by his classmates because he refused to believe in the traditional school motto. "religiontheologyphilosophydoctrinepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomeone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices"The teacher considered the student a heretic because she refused to believe the widely accepted theory about the origin of the universe. "religionphilosophytheologydoctrineculturesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHeretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics."The teacher considered the student's ideas on the history of the Roman Empire heretical, as they contradicted the accepted textbook accounts. "doctrinereligiontheologyphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading