heretic

Definitions for heretic

noun
– a person who believes or teaches something opposed to accepted beliefs (as of a church)
– विधर्मी, पाषंडी

Synonyms of heretic

dissident, dissenter, nonconformist, apostate, renegade

Antonyms of heretic

conformer, conformist, believer, religious

Word Usage

– Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus’s thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa.
– As an atheist John wanted proof of a God, but Sarah was a heretic because she believed in God but her beliefs and actions seriously disagreed with the principles of her religion.