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heretical

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH ER0 EH1 T IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unorthodox

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dissident, heterodox

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French eretical and from Medieval Latin haereticālis, from haereticus, equivalent to heretic + -al. See heretic.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: еретичен (eretičen) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Catalan: herètic — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Czech: kacířský — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Danish: kættersk — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Dutch: ketters — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Esperanto: hereza — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Finnish: harhaoppinen — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Finnish: kerettiläinen — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Finnish: toisinajattelija — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • French: hérétique — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Galician: herexe — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • German: häretisch — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Greek: αιρετικός (airetikós) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Hindi: विधर्मी (vidharmī) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Irish: eiriceach — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Irish: eiriciúil — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Latin: haeresiacus — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Latin: haereticālis — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Latin: haereticus — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Macedonian: ере́тички (erétički) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Māori: heretiki — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Mongolian: тэрс (ters) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Mongolian: тэрсүүд (tersüüd) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Polish: bogoburczy — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Polish: heretycki — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Portuguese: herético — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Portuguese: herege — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Romanian: eretic — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Russian: ерети́ческий (jeretíčeskij) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Slovak: kacírsky — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Slovak: heretický — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Spanish: hereje — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Spanish: herético — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Swedish: kättersk — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Swedish: heretisk — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Ottoman Turkish: زندیق (zındık) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Ukrainian: єретичний (jeretyčnyj) — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Volapük: häretik — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Volapük: häretanik — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Volapük: hihäretanik — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Volapük: jihäretanik — of or pertaining to heresy or heretics
  • Dutch: ketters — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Esperanto: hereza — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Finnish: harhaoppinen — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • German: häretisch — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • German: ketzerisch — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Greek: αιρετικός (airetikós) — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Italian: eretico — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Māori: heretiki — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Portuguese: herético — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Slovak: kacírsky — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Slovak: heretický — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Slovak: heretická — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Slovak: heretické — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Spanish: herético — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion
  • Swedish: kättersk — contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion