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Meaning of Heretic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈhɛɹɪtɪk

Definitions

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
broadly

Equivalents

العربية الزنديق زنديق ملحد مُلْحِدَة مهرطق

Български еретик

Bosanski babun heretik krivovjernik бабун херетик

Català heretge

Čeština bludař heretik kacíř kacířka

Dansk kætter

Deutsch Abweichler Abweichlerin Häretiker Häretikerin Ketzer Ketzerin

Ελληνικά αιρετική αιρετικός

Esperanto herezulo

Español hereje

Suomi harhaoppinen kerettiläinen

Français hérétique

Gaeilge eiriceach

Gàidhlig saobh-chreidmheach

עברית אפיקורוס אפיקורס מין

हिन्दी पाखंडी

Hrvatski babun heretik krivovjernik бабун херетик

Magyar eretnek

Bahasa Indonesia zindik

Italiano eretica eretico

日本語異教徒異端者

ქართული ერეტიკოსი

한국어 이교도 이단자

Kurdî kafir

Latina haereseus haeresiacus haereticus

Македонски еретик кривоверец

Nederlands ketter

Polski heretyczka heretyk kacerz

Português herege

Română eretic

Русский еретик ерети́чка

Slovenčina kacír kacírka

Slovenščina krivoverec

Српски babun heretik krivovjernik бабун херетик

Svenska heretiker kättare

Tagalog erehe

Türkçe kâfir sapkın zındık

Українська бузувір єретик

Tiếng Việt dị giáo

Examples

“He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.”

“In the framework of traditional medical ethics, the patient deserves humane attention only insofar as he is potentially healthy and is willing to be healthy—just as in the framework of traditional Christian ethics, the heretic deserved humane attention only insofar as he was potentially a true believer and was willing to become one.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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