English

Alternative spellings

• Archaic: heretike

Noun

1. Someone who disobeys or disbelieves fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

Translations

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Antonyms

• orthodox
• heterodox

Related terms

• apostate
• heresy
• heretical

Translations

• Heretic (computer game) (1994), from Raven Software
• Heretic II, 1998 sequel to the aforementioned game

• Peter Cameron (minister), author of the autobiography Heretic, an account of his heresy trial by the Presbyterian Church of Australia
• In Romeo & Juliet by Willam Shakespeare

• Heretic (Morbid Angel album) (2003), death metal album by Morbid Angel
• Heretic (Naked City album) (1991), album by Naked City
• The Heretic, a song by experimental band The Sound of Animals Fighting from the album Lover, The Lord Has Left Us
• The Heretic Anthem, a song by metal band, Slipknot, from the album Iowa
• "Heretics And Killers," a song by metal band Protest The Hero, off their 2005 album, "Kezia."
• "Heretics" is a song by Andrew Bird on his 2007 album Armchair Apocrypha.

• The Heretics, a religious alliance of alien races that broke from the Covenant in Halo 2.
• A Legion of Chaos slaves from the Warhammer 40,000 wargame, equivalent to Imperial servitors

See also

• Heresy (disambiguation)
• "Homer the Heretic", an episode of the animated TV show The Simpsons.