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also heretic
as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
the belief that women should be allowed to have careers outside the home was once considered heretical
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Recent Examples of heretical
Combining the trademark flavors of Philadelphia, Atlanta, upstate New York and the Midwest feels almost heretical yet totally works here.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
The heretical event was eclipsed only by the Cayenne SUV’s debut in 2002.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
Also, Shamblin Lara came under fire in 2000 within conventional evangelical circles for promoting heretical views about the Trinity.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
And there’s this period now where, by a lot of Muslim standards, she would be considered heretical.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heretical
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
The heretical event was eclipsed only by the Cayenne SUV’s debut in 2002.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
Also, Shamblin Lara came under fire in 2000 within conventional evangelical circles for promoting heretical views about the Trinity.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
And there’s this period now where, by a lot of Muslim standards, she would be considered heretical.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heretical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heretical
Adjective
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Michel was accused of helping Low run foreign-influence campaigns against the U.S., such as funneling money from Low to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, as well as lobbying Donald Trump’s administration to drop an investigation into Low and extradite the dissident Chinese billionaire.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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The film follows a reclusive mortician who faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.—
Elizabeth Sander,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Aug. 2022
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
Adjective
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Hiring him would be the most conventional aspect of a very unconventional media strategy.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With an unconventional research approach, a new screenwriter and an unestablished director, so much of the film was a leap of faith.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Too cruel, too pointed, and way too out-there, at least in the world that Roach and McNamara have previously knit together.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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What were some other out-there ideas that never came to fruition?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Heretical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heretical. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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