heretical adj : characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: dissident, heterodox]

English

Adjective

heretical

1. (of ideas or views) contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion; (esp. views contrary to established teachings of the Roman Catholic church)

Synonyms

• unorthodox

Translations

• Esperanto: hereza
• Finnish: harhaoppinen
• Italian: eretico
• German: häretisch, ketzerisch
• Slovak: kacírsky , kacírska , kacírske , heretický , heretická, heretické

Related terms

• heretic
• heresy

Heretical may refer to:

• An act of heresy, behaviour defined as deviant by a particular religion, often founded by a heresiarch
• Heretical, a website run by the far-right activist Simon Sheppard

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