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heretical

[ huh-ret-i-kuhl ]
/ hÉ™Ėˆrɛt ÉŖ kəl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
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Origin of heretical

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word haereticālis.See heretic, -al1

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