heretical

[huh-ret-i-kuh l] /həˈrɛt ɪ kəl/

adjective

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin haereticālis. See heretic, -al¹

Related forms

heretically, adverb

hereticalness, noun

nonheretical, adjective

nonheretically, adverb

semiheretical, adjective

Synonyms

unorthodox, unconventional, dissident, radical.

Examples from the web for heretical

No idea was more heretical than widespread demolition of thousands of derelict buildings.
It is shocking to me that such an important and possibly heretical piece has garnered only one comment here.
Curry as heretical is probably a compliment, but it certainly wasn't meant that way.
The idea that innovation can flourish in the absence of copyright enforcement is not as heretical as it might seem.
As heretical as it sounds, they should talk to each other before the proposal is complete.
Stoically, he endures torture and humiliation for his heretical sympathies.
All this questioning has yielded conclusions, some more useful than others, and many of them heretical in culinary circles.
So each college and university must be literally heretical--it must make choices.
To him, the idea of data that cannot be saved is almost as heretical as the notion of data that is not worth saving.
Such feelings are heretical in the professional food world towards the world's best chef.

Word Origin and History for heretical

adj.

early 15c., from Middle French eretical and directly from Medieval Latin haereticalis, from haereticus (see heretic).