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Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Medieval Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Compare the inherited doublet heretge.
Pronunciation
Adjective
herètic (feminine herètica, masculine plural herètics, feminine plural herètiques)
- heretical
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