adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/həˈɹɛtɪkəl/
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CMU ARPABET:HH ER0 EH1 T IH0 K AH0 L
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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