heretic

名词 heretic:

1. a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
   同义词：misbeliever, religious outcast
2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

1. On one occasion he hanged twenty heretics, including a minister, at a single heat.
   有一次他一下子绞死了20个异教徒，包括一位牧师在内。
2. He was regarded as heretic by the common people.
   他被大众视为异教徒。

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n.（名词）
A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
信奉邪说的人：持有有争议观点的人，尤指公开反对官方承认的罗马天主教教义的人
adj.（形容词）
Heretical.
异端的，异教的

来源：
Middle English heretik
中古英语 heretik
from Old French heretique
源自 古法语 heretique
from Late Latin haereticus
源自 后期拉丁语 haereticus
from Greek hairetikos [able to choose, factious]
源自 希腊语 hairetikos [能够选择，好派系斗争的]
from hairetos [chosen]
源自 hairetos [被选择的]
from hairôisthai [to choose] * see heresy
源自 hairôisthai [选择] *参见 heresy