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/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/ · noun
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to..
He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.
In the framework of traditional medical ethics, the patient deserves humane attention only insofar as he is potentially healthy and is willing to be healthy—just as in the framework of traditional Christian ethics, the heretic deserved humane attention only insofar as he was potentially a true believer and was willing to become one.
Use heretic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heretic means Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to..
Common synonyms include dissident, nonconformist, sectarian, separatist.
Possible antonyms include orthodox.
He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.
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