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 | ||