eretic

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eretic

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic еретикъ (eretikŭ), from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós). Compare Greek αιρετικός (airetikós). It may have been later reinforced or re-borrowed through French hérétique or Latin haereticus.

adjective eretică · eretici · eretice · eretic

masculine, neuter heretical

noun eretici · equivalent eretică · eretic · ereticul · ereticii

masculine heretic

In English

heretic someone who believes contrary to fundamentals of a religion
heretical of or pertaining to heresy or heretics

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@misc{eretic_2026,
  title = {eretic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/eretic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}