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Pronunciation: [hɪɹˈɛtɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Heretical is an adjective that describes something that goes against traditional beliefs or religious doctrines. There are many synonyms for this word, including unorthodox, dissenting, nonconformist, heterodox, and sacrilegious. Unorthodox is used to describe something that is different from what is considered normal or traditional. Dissenting suggests that someone is opposing or disagreeing with established opinions or policies. Nonconformist refers to a person who refuses to follow established rules or customs. Heterodox suggests that someone is deviating from accepted beliefs or practices. Sacrilegious is used to describe something that is disrespectful or blasphemous towards religious beliefs or customs. All these words are useful alternatives for the adjective heretical.
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    • Adjective
      anti-cult.

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What are the opposite words for heretical?

The word "heretical" is often used in reference to religious beliefs or practices that diverge from accepted doctrine. Some antonyms for this word include orthodox, conventional, traditional, and mainstream. Orthodox refers to beliefs or practices that are accepted as the norm, while conventional suggests adherence to traditional customs or attitudes. Traditional implies a connection to long-standing beliefs or practices, whereas mainstream suggests conformity to the prevailing opinions or values of society. By contrast, the word heretical implies a degree of noncompliance or rebellion against established norms or authority. However, it's important to note that these antonyms may have different connotations depending on the context in which they are used.

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Usage examples for Heretical

Rather than be cured by heretical means, I prefer not to be cured at all.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Sleep spread her drowsy wings over his eyes at this point, and his heretical notions had no farther play, for his slumber was dreamless, and he like his friend passed a calm and pleasant night.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
He retired to his room, where he sat alone brooding upon the hard fate which had brought him to a barbarous and heretical isle, and whence he refused to move except to perform his religious duties and to wait upon the Queen.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes

Famous quotes with Heretical

  • The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.
    Mark Hatfield
  • The Legislature of Lower Canada, consisting chiefly of Roman Catholics, could hardly be expected to support a church which they were taught to consider heretical, and in Upper Canada the scanty means at the disposal of the Government, precluded all hope.
    John Strachan
  • The revision of the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, undertaken towards the end of the Babylonian exile, a revision much more thorough than is commonly assumed, condemns as heretical the whole age of the Kings.
    Julius Wellhausen
  • Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic dictum and its heretical definition of the freedom of art. For if art is freedom of the spirit, how can it exist within the oppressors?
    Nadine Gordimer
  • Copernicus published his manuscript in 1543 just in time for the council of Trent. So you're a church father and what this new system of Copernicus is saying is this: The Earth moves, although the Bible says it doesn't. It's no longer at the center of God's universe, although the Bible says it is. It's a planet, so heaven and Earth are no longer separate. And Aristotle was wrong, although church authority depends on him being right. You're a church father and you pick up this subversive, heretical, revolutionary piece of lunacy and you start foaming at the mouth, right? Wrong. When the council finally got around to reading Copernicus they were delighted. His new system had made calendar reform more precise. And the business of it turning every basic belief about the universe on its head? A mere fairytale since from the church's viewpoint he was talking nonsense. Astronomy drew lines and circles in the sky but they weren't really there, they're a mathematical convenience for measuring or teaching astronomy. While the Copernicus system might well have been brilliant mathematics, no one thought for a minute that he was actually suggesting the earth was whizzing around the sun. That kind of talk would blow holes in everything.
    James Burke (science historian)

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