heretical
Collocations
3VERB + HERETICAL
sees
HERETICAL + NOUN
alternatives, sect
PREP.
in, up
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
At least as Auxentius reports him in the covering letter which precedes Ulfila’s confession, he is as vehement in his opposition to what he sees as heretical alternatives to his own form of belief as most other participants in the controversies of the time. Heretics are not Christians but antichrists. Homoousians, Homoiousians, and Macedonians are all included in this blanket condemnation.
Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.
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Synonyms
adjective — characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standard
- dissident
- heterodox
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Example Bank
2At least as Auxentius reports him in the covering letter which precedes Ulfila’s confession, he is as vehement in his opposition to what he sees as heretical alternatives to his own form of belief as
WiktionaryTom grew up in a heretical sect.
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