heretic
/ˈheɹətɪk/HEH-ruh-tik
/ˈhɛɹətɪk/HEH-ruh-tik
Meaningone who chooses (for himself)
Common meaning: one holding a heresy
- herto take; a choice, a school of thoughtLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 22 · scan
- eticGreek adjective ending: able to, relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek αἱρέω; αἵρεσις ‘to take; a choice, a school of thought’.
Roots
- αἱρέω; αἵρεσις Greek “to take; a choice, a school of thought”
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