n. 1 the holder of an unorthodox opinion. 2 hist. a person believing in or practising religious heresy. heretical adj. heretically adv.
[ ME f. OF heretique f. eccl.L haereticus f. Gk hairetikos able to choose (as HERESY) ]
n. 1 the holder of an unorthodox opinion. 2 hist. a person believing in or practising religious heresy. heretical adj. heretically adv.
[ ME f. OF heretique f. eccl.L haereticus f. Gk hairetikos able to choose (as HERESY) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012