Get to know Heretic better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like outcast or castaway.
Heretic meaning
- Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
Synonyms of Heretic
Using Heretic
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. | Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
- Useful related words include: misbeliever, religious outcast, outcast, castaway.
- In the example corpus, heretic often appears in combinations such as: as heretic, heretic and, the heretic.
Context around Heretic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heretic
- In this selection, "heretic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toasted, thriller, scholar, prophet, playing and atlanta stand out and add context to how "heretic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an ageing heretic out of and as a heretic and turned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heretic" sits close to words such as abort, airbag and airway, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heretic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Heretic is on world sales. (5 words)
Watch a trailer for Heretic. (5 words)
Fully agree with Toasted Heretic. (5 words)
They’re then pulled away from that mission by the need to rescue Uatu (Jeffrey Wright) from his fellow Watchers as he is tried as a heretic for breaking his sacred oath and involving himself in the affairs of those he observes. (42 words)
Heretic Atlanta will go up against some powerhouse parties for the Saturday night main event but they’re holding their own with local DJ Mike Pope, plus Massive Music Group client, tribal DJ Cindel from the Windy City! (38 words)
Here, we get the detailed history at the Circle of the Sun when Rian's fellowship meets the Skeksis Conqueror and the Mystic known as the Heretic in a clear homage to the movie. (34 words)
Heretic Atlanta will go up against some powerhouse parties for the Saturday night main event but they’re holding their own with local DJ Mike Pope, plus Massive Music Group client, tribal DJ Cindel from the Windy City! (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 2004, the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops Bishop Pearson a heretic.
Heretic is an upcoming horror thriller that plunges two young missionary women into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Heretic is on world sales.
Heretic, which screened at AFI Fest in Hollywood, Calif, cleverly makes debate part of the horror.
In the case of Mr. Reed in “Heretic,” it’d be: Let’s look at some serial killers.
Naughty Dog hasn’t shared more about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet besides the base premise and any information gleaned from the reveal trailer.
On Nov. 8, she’ll star in the new A24 theological thriller “Heretic,” playing a Mormon missionary trapped in a game of cat-and-mouse with Hugh Grant.
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods hint at a spiritual sequel for Heretic.
They’re then pulled away from that mission by the need to rescue Uatu (Jeffrey Wright) from his fellow Watchers as he is tried as a heretic for breaking his sacred oath and involving himself in the affairs of those he observes.
Watch a trailer for Heretic.
He is a heretic, and acts on it, risking everything for the gospel translation he wants to see in every parish and for his country’s alliance with Europe’s Protestant centres.
It’s clear that Giuliani revels in the role of scholar-heretic, an archaeologist and interpreter of arcane documents wherein the truth lies hidden in plain sight, on the internet.
The pope warned Luther to recant his errors within 60 days, lest he be condemned as a heretic and turned over to secular authorities for punishment.
Toasted Heretic - His inflammatory and racist comments seem to be having an effect.
Fully agree with Toasted Heretic.
Heretic Atlanta will go up against some powerhouse parties for the Saturday night main event but they’re holding their own with local DJ Mike Pope, plus Massive Music Group client, tribal DJ Cindel from the Windy City!
Here, we get the detailed history at the Circle of the Sun when Rian's fellowship meets the Skeksis Conqueror and the Mystic known as the Heretic in a clear homage to the movie.
I guess you realize—especially you heretic scientists—that man has been thwarting my intent; every time you develop another vaccine or cure, you're really messing things up.
In a fight, Damian who is unable to match Heretic's might is pierced in the heart with a sword.
So Margaret Atwood is increasingly seen in split screen: the clairvoyant gangsta feminist on one side; an ageing heretic, out of touch with more militant strains of feminism, on the other.
Common combinations with heretic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as heretic 11×
- heretic and 11×
- the heretic 10×
- and heretic 9×
- heretic in 7×
- for heretic 5×
- in heretic 4×
- heretic is 3×
- heretic for 3×
- heretic the 3×