Definitions
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
Word origin
From Middle English heretyk, heretike, from Old French eretique, from Medieval Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose, factious”), itself from Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō, “to choose”).
Used in a sentence
“He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Doctrinal dissenter”7 letters
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