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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Doublet of herege.
Pronunciation
Adjective
herético (feminine herética, masculine plural heréticos, feminine plural heréticas)
- heretical (of or relating to heresy or heretics)
- Synonym: herege
- (of ideas or views) heretical (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”), in Ecclesiastical Greek (“heretic”), from αἱρετίζω (hairetízō, “to choose”). Doublet of hereje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈɾetiko/
- Rhymes: -etiko
- Syllabification: he‧ré‧ti‧co
Adjective
herético (feminine herética, masculine plural heréticos, feminine plural heréticas)
- heretic, heretical
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