Synonyms for heretical
həˈrɛt ɪ kəlher·eti·cal

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1. hereticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   unorthodox

2. hereticaladjective

   Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

   Synonyms:
   unorthodox

3. hereticaladjective

   Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

   Synonyms:
   unorthodox

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1. dissident, heretical, heterodoxadjective

   characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

   Synonyms:
   dissident, dissentient, dissenting(a), heterodox

   Antonyms:
   orthodox

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1. hereticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   heterodox, schismatic, schismatical, sectarian

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1. List of paraphrases for "heretical":

   heretic, anti-cult

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1. Mark Harrison:

   Twenty years ago, this would have been heretical; finding evidence of life 3.8 billion years ago was shocking.

2. Elbert Hubbard:

   Truth, in its struggles for recognition, passes through four distinct stages. First, we say it is damnable, dangerous, disorderly, and will surely disrupt society. Second, we declare it is heretical, infidelic and contrary to the Bible. Third, we say it is really a matter of no importance either one way or the other. Fourth, we aver that we have always upheld it and believed it.

3. Nadine Gordimer:

   Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic dictum and its heretical definition of the freedom of art. For if art is freedom of the spirit, how can it exist within the oppressors?