OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8853

heretic

/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hereje
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte.
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