herege

Meaning

Adj

heretical (of or relating to heresy or heretics)

Noun

heretic (someone whose beliefs are contrary to fundamental tenets)

Concepts

heretic

heretical

misbeliever

religious outcast

Synonyms

herético

Translations

hérétique

hereje

Ketzer

αιρετικός

ketter

Häretiker

heretge

haereticus

haeresiacus

Häretikerin

ketters

herético

häretisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eˈɾɛ.ʒi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal: eretge

Cognate with Spanish: hereje

In summary

Borrowed from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Doublet of herético. Compare Spanish hereje.