heretic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: heretic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for heretic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heretic n a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church Synonym(s): heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heretic \Her"etic\, n. [L. haereticus, Gr. [?] able to choose, heretical, fr. [?] to take, choose: cf. F. h[82]r[82]tique. See {Heresy}.] 1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion. A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject. --Titus iii. 10. 2. (R. C. Ch.) One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith [bd]determined by the authority of the universal church.[b8] --Addis & Arnold. Syn: {Heretic}, {Schismatic}, {Sectarian}. Usage: A heretic* is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a schism, or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a sect, or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers.