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Webster 1913 Edition

Heretical

He-ret′i-cal

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Adj.

Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy.

Webster 1828 Edition

Heretical

HERET'ICAL

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Adj.

Containing heresy; contrary to the established faith, or to the true faith.

Definition 2024

heretical

heretical

English

Alternative forms

hæretical (archaic)

Adjective

heretical ‎(comparative more heretical, superlative most heretical)

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
(of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

Synonyms

unorthodox

Translations

of or pertaining to heresy or heretics

Catalan: herètic
Czech: kacířský m
Danish: kættersk
Dutch: ketters (nl)
Finnish: harhaoppinen, kerettiläinen (fi), toisinajattelija (fi)
French: hérétique (fr)
German: häretisch (de)
Greek: αιρετικός (el) m ‎(airetikós)
Hindi: विधर्मी (hi) ‎(vidharmī)
Irish: eiriceach, eiriciúil

Latin: haeresiacus (post-Classical), haereticālis (Mediaeval), haereticus (Ecclesiastical)
Maori: heretiki
Mongolian: тэрс (mn) ‎(ters), тэрсүүд (mn) ‎(tersüüd)
Portuguese: herético (pt), herege (pt)
Russian: ерети́ческий (ru) ‎(jeretíčeskij)
Slovak: kacírsky (sk), heretický
Spanish: hereje (es), herético (es)
Swedish: kättersk (sv), heretisk (sv)
Ukrainian: єретичний m ‎(jeretyčnyj)
Volapük: (heresy) häretik, (♂♀ heretic) häretanik, (♂ heretic) hihäretanik, (♀) jihäretanik

contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion

Dutch: ketters (nl)
Esperanto: hereza
Finnish: harhaoppinen
German: häretisch (de), ketzerisch (de)
Greek: αιρετικός (el) m ‎(airetikós)
Italian: eretico (it)

Maori: heretiki
Portuguese: herético (pt)
Slovak: kacírsky (sk), heretický m, heretická, heretické n
Spanish: herético (es)
Swedish: kättersk (sv)

Related terms

See also