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hæretic

hæretic is the archaic spelling of heretic.

Meaning of heretic

Noun

heretic (plural heretics)

  1. Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
    • He semeth a sysmatyke
      Or els an heretike,
      For fayth in hym is faynte.c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 17–19
  2. (broadly) Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.

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Forms of hæretic

pluralhæretics

Words formed from hæretic

Questions about hæretic

What is hæretic the archaic spelling of?
Hæretic is the archaic spelling of heretic.

Words near hæretic in the dictionary

  1. hæmostatic
  2. hæresiarch
  3. hæresie
  4. hæresies
  5. hæresy
  6. hæretic
  7. hæretical
  8. hæretick
  9. hæreticks
  10. hæretics
  11. hæritage

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