What does heretical mean?

heretical means "characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards".

How many syllables are in heretical?

heretical has 4 syllables: he-ret-i-cal. The stress falls on "ret". In IPA it is /hɚˈɛtɪkəl/.

What is another word for heretical?

Close synonyms include dissident, heterodox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heretical a common word?

heretical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with heretical?

2 words rhyme with heretical. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

heretical — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Synonymsdissident heterodox
Similarunorthodox

Questions about heretical

What does heretical mean?: heretical means "characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards".
How many syllables are in heretical?: heretical has 4 syllables: he-ret-i-cal. The stress falls on "ret". In IPA it is /hɚˈɛtɪkəl/.
What is another word for heretical?: Close synonyms include dissident, heterodox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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