heretical

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

holding or expressing beliefs contrary to accepted doctrine

In a sentence

Heretical in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing heretical in a sentence.

Her heretical claim that the canon was overrated scandalized the literature department.

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Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Heretical (adjective) means holding or expressing beliefs contrary to accepted doctrine

Here is heretical used in an example sentence: "Her heretical claim that the canon was overrated scandalized the literature department."

Common synonyms for heretical include unorthodox, dissident, iconoclastic, blasphemous.

Antonyms of heretical include orthodox, conventional, doctrinaire.

Heretical is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.