English noun: heretic | |||
1. | heretic (person) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | ||
Synonyms | misbeliever, religious outcast | ||
Broader (hypernym) | castaway, Ishmael, outcast, pariah | ||
2. | heretic (person) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nonconformist, recusant | ||