Plural of heretic
regular plural
The plural of heretic is heretics.
Forms of heretic
| Singular | heretic /ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | heretics |
| Countable | countable |
Heretics in a sentence
- At times threatened as heretics, they were finally disbanded by the Reformation.1999, “Fourteenth Century: Before and After”, in Therese Boos Dykeman, editor, The Neglected Canon: Nine Women Philosophers: First to the…. From the entry community
- They hold us all to be heretics." "Zooterkins."1993, Judith French, Fortune's Mistress, page 71. From the entry zooterkins
- Heretics are not Christians but antichrists.1996, Maurice Wiles, “[The End of Arianism] Gothic Christianity”, in Archetypal Heresy: Arianism through the Centuries, Oxford, Oxon…. From the entry Macedonian
- Yet you could hunt for slaves in the countries round about: Celtic Christians of the far West, generally treated as heretics; Islam; Slavonic, Baltic or Finnish 'paganries'1960, J. D. Chambers, “The Place of Economic History in Historical Studies”, in N. B. Harte, editor, Study of Economic History: Collected…. From the entry paganry
- Even after the iconoclasm that began on 10 August, many in the Netherlands hoped to see freedom of worship for all, without public violence, hedge-sermons, or the burning of heretics.2008, James D[onald] Tracey, The Founding of the Dutch Republic: War, Finance, and Politics in Holland, 1572–1588, Oxford: Oxford…. From the entry hedge sermon
Meaning of heretic
- noun Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- noun Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
- adjective Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
Questions about the plural of heretic
- What is the plural of heretic?
- The plural of heretic is heretics.
- Is heretic countable?
- Heretic is a countable noun.
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