heretic
noun
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
heretics
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pluralof heretic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mr. Persico mentions that Martin Luther hated Jews and persecuted heretics, and he acknowledges that Locke excluded Catholics and atheists from toleration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
In its statement, the Patriarchate of Georgia said that an icon could depict "real stories related to the life of the saint, including rulers and ordinary people, heretics and persecutors of the Christian faith".
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
He taught an essential lesson by asserting that religious and political people alike were divided between those who hunted for heretics and those who sought converts.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
All night, I slept with Gwenforte curled beside me, and my sleep was deeper than any I had had since my disaster with the heretics in Italy.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
