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heretical

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

holding or expressing beliefs contrary to accepted doctrine

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

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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.

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