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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The most riveting parts of “Mobilize” are those that bring Mr. Sankar’s heretics to life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Although the leaders of many anticlerical organizations were deemed heretics and suppressed by church leaders, they nevertheless laid the groundwork for the sixteenth-century religious revolution known as the Protestant Reformation.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
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
When we left the room, Coleman muttered, "The problem is they do not believe in heretics."
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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
