heretical
heretically
Something that departs from normally held beliefs (especially religious, political, or social norms) is heretical. If your family is resistant to change, they may consider your idea of making pancakes for dinner to be completely heretical.
Heretical is the adjective form of the noun heretic, which comes from the Greek word hairetikos, meaning able to choose. What is considered a heretical point of view can change over time. Examples of positions that were once considered heretical but are now accepted as facts include: the Earth is round, the Earth circles the Sun, and a little bit of chocolate is actually good for you.
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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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unorthodox
breaking with convention or tradition
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unorthodox
Vocabulary lists containing heretical
Cash and Delaney's friendship is tested when they get the chance to leave their working-class community to study at an elite prep school.
Science journalist Charles Seife discusses the history of the number zero, from its origin as an Eastern philosophical concept to its rise as an important tool in mathematics to its current threat to modern physics.
After Oroonoko falls in love and marries the beautiful Imoinda, the jealous king of Coramantien tricks Oroonoko into slavery and sends him to the West Indies. There, Oroonoko tries to rescue his wife while dealing with the horrors of life on a plantation.
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