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heretical

hɛˈrɛtɪkəl
WordNet
At their meeting the Duke of Alva points to Egmond and calls him a great heretic to his officers, 1567.
At their meeting the Duke of Alva points to Egmond and calls him a great heretic to his officers, 1567.
  1. (adj) heretical
    characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Illustrations
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585.
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585.
Cartoon on the Reformation. The ship of Religion is attacked from all sides by apostates, heretics, disbelievers, sins etc. Inside the ship are saints, church fathers, monks, etc. The dove of the Holy Spirit propels the ship towards the harbor of heaven . On the right in the background, earthly life where unsuccessful attempts are made to launch ships. In the depiction many inscriptions and names in Latin. With caption of one line in French. After a painting in the Jesuit church in Billou in the Auvergne.
Cartoon on the Reformation. The ship of Religion is attacked from all sides by apostates, heretics, disbelievers, sins etc. Inside the ship are saints, church fathers, monks, etc. The dove of the Holy Spirit propels the ship towards the harbor of heaven . On the right in the background, earthly life where unsuccessful attempts are made to launch ships. In the depiction many inscriptions and names in Latin. With caption of one line in French. After a painting in the Jesuit church in Billou in the Auvergne.
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585
Spanish Inquisition, c. 1560. Execution of heretics condemned by the Inquisition. Beheadings and burning at the stake.
Spanish Inquisition, c. 1560. Execution of heretics condemned by the Inquisition. Beheadings and burning at the stake.
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585. Design for a print.
Johannes Florianus, Reformed minister in Brussels, bound as a heretic in a sack and thrown into a well, 1585. Design for a print.
By the example of his own piety, Saint Dominic endeavors to convert heretics. The print has a Latin inscription and caption and is part of a print series for a book about the life of Saint Dominic.
By the example of his own piety, Saint Dominic endeavors to convert heretics. The print has a Latin inscription and caption and is part of a print series for a book about the life of Saint Dominic.
Saint Dominic meets the Cistercian monks and offers his help in the fight against the heretical Albigensians. The print has a Latin inscription and caption and is part of a print series for a book about the life of Saint Dominic.
Saint Dominic meets the Cistercian monks and offers his help in the fight against the heretical Albigensians. The print has a Latin inscription and caption and is part of a print series for a book about the life of Saint Dominic.
Interior of a bookshop where heretic masters are inspecting. On the left, the bookseller is taken away by two soldiers. His wife and children on their knees beg for mercy from an inquisitor.
Interior of a bookshop where heretic masters are inspecting. On the left, the bookseller is taken away by two soldiers. His wife and children on their knees beg for mercy from an inquisitor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Heretical
    Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. heretical
    Containing or characterized by heresy; contrary to established opinions or principles; contrary to an accepted standard of religious faith.
Quotations
Martin Luther
I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.
Martin Luther
Albert Camus
Every revolutionary ends up by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.
Albert Camus
Usage in the news

From my liberal modernist perspective such a notion is foreign, threatening and, indeed, heretical. jewishpress.com

Bad Religion How We Became a Nation of Heretics Ross Douthat Free Press, $26, 337 pp. commonwealmagazine.org

For angry heretics on the run, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger sure know how to enjoy themselves. ired.com

Heretic (Galileo Eretico) by Pietro Redondi Princeton University Press, 356 pp. nybooks.com

When it comes to looking back or entertaining heretical thoughts, he has neither the time nor the inclination. thenation.com

No Heretic was bred to win a Derby and he managed a passable impression of Camelot in the amateur riders' version at Epsom on Monday. belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Social Justice and Ryan the Heretic . online.wsj.com

A Microfinance ' Heretic ' on How to Fix the Industry. businessweek.com

How to be a Successful Heretic . businessweek.com

A heretic with fries on the side. jewishjournal.com

Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six Heretic Blues Delmark Records. jazztimes.com

Among the highest bishops of banking, Jamie Dimon sounds like a heretic. forbes.com

But many other Libyan Muslims roll their eyes at the Sufis or even consider them heretics. nytimes.com

In no particular order, here are my heretical behaviors. newsminer.com

The headline "Faithful religionists attack Atheists and other heretics" would hardly raise an eyebrow. tucsoncitizen.com

Usage in scientific papers

We examine two far-reaching and somewhat heretic consequences of General Relativity. (i) It requires a cosmology which includes a preferred rest frame, absolute space and time. (ii) A rotating universe and time travel are strict solutions of General Relativity.
General Relativity Requires Absolute Space and Time

Some heretics – ‘early’ ones and ‘just-in-time’ ones – however argued that only approaches that reproduce the observed ∆I = 1/2 enhancement can be trusted to yield a re alistic estimate of ǫ′/ǫ.
Heavy Flavour Physics: On Its More Than 50 Years Of History, Its Future And The Rio Manifesto

There is an apparently heretical proposal, but nevertheless one that is very intriguing, put forward by Peter West .
Duality and Lorentzian Kac-Moody Algebras

Skagerstam, “On Superdense Superstring Gases: A Heretic String Model Approach,” Nucl.
Locality in quantum gravity and string theory

Quite recently, it would sound heretic to talk about singular confining fields and non-trivial lattice-spacing dependences of observables.
Nonperturbative physics at short distances

Usage in literature

Heretic he may be, but he has the trust of Ramon Rotil, and of me. "The Treasure Trail" by Marah Ellis Ryan

Why do heretics flourish where the faithful starve? "Ireland as It Is" by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

But the Roman Jews were merely pestilent heretics. "Dreamers of the Ghetto" by I. Zangwill

It is a crime, but not a sin, to torture a heretic; it is a sin, but not a crime, to eat meat on a Friday. "Flowers of Freethought" by George W. Foote

A day or two later the ship conveying the heretic's corpse arrived at the Suez Canal. "Flowers of Freethought" by George W. Foote

Every layman who could read and write was suspected of being a heretic. "The Ghosts" by Robert G. Ingersoll

It was natural that the home of pagan mysticism should cradle the kindred system of heretical Christian mysticism. "Monophysitism Past and Present" by A. A. Luce

The medieval plan of burning heretics alive had not yet been invented. "Five Stages of Greek Religion" by Gilbert Murray

Bless it, and me, for ere night comes again 'twill have drunk the blood of the heretic! "The Fifth of November" by Charles S. Bentley

We also read concerning the heretic Arius, the chief foe of his time toward the dogma of the deity of Christ. "Epistle Sermons, Vol. III" by Martin Luther

Usage in poetry
In the sunset's glow the sisters twain
Saw the Breeze come sailing in again;
Said Suzette, "Mother dear,
The heretic's sail is here."
"The Bay Of Seven Islands" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)
Alike were they, save the faint outline
Of a scar on Suzette's forehead fine;
And both, it so befell,
Loved the heretic stranger well.
"The Bay Of Seven Islands" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)
Heretics all, whoever you may be,
In Tarbes or Nimes, or over the sea,
You never shall have good words from me.
Caritas non conturbat me.
"Heretics All" by Hilaire Belloc Author object (298)
Yes, again on the heretic Saxon
Her cannon shall thunder in scorn,
Till in triumph through insolent England
Shall the Faith and King Philip be borne.
"Tobermory Bay" by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Author object (371)
That you are good ; and not one heretic
Denies it ; if he did, yet you are so ;
For rocks, which high to sense deep-rooted stick,
Waves wash, not undermine, nor overthrow.
"To The Countess Of Bedford I" by John Donne
Of heretics God leaves unburnt, Armenians are worst,
They will not celebrate the Day, that was for Christ the first.
No wine with water mixed for them, as well mix heathen myrrh--
Or not believe, as we all believe, in the Holy Sepulchre!
"A Song Of The Sects" by Cale Young Rice Author object (85)