Heretic

Heretic, meaning literally a person guilty or accused of heresy, is also often used as a title. It is a name attributed to those who present ideas which are contrary to popular opinion, belief, and/or the status quo of any practice or branch of knowledge. See heresy.

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• Heretic is the title of a computer game released in 1994 and created by Raven Software.
• Heretic is the title of an album released in 2003 by death metal band, Morbid Angel.
• Heretic is the title of a book published in 2004 and written by Bernard Cornwell.
• Heretic is the name of a strategic branding studio which designed the USS Liberty Veterans Association's brand identity.

Compare infidel.

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Heresy: Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, co...