heretical

[huh-ret-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.

   Synonyms: radical, dissident, unconventional, unorthodox

Other Word Forms

• heretically adverb
• hereticalness noun
• nonheretical adjective
• nonheretically adverb
• semiheretical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heretical¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word haereticālis. See heretic, -al ¹

Example Sentences

She dissented, prompting a nun to call her parents and report heretical notions.

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That view isn’t especially heretical among some Fed watchers, given disagreements about the role the Fed’s balance sheet plays in the markets.

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Call me heretical, but sometimes I feel that way about L.A.’s palm trees.

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We also need to weaken and counteract the rising appeal of the heretical ideology that is Christian nationalism.

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To the extent there are any scientists RFK Jr. or Trump respect they are all heretical and eccentric.

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