heretic

It is set at a biographical turning point: 1147, when Hildegard’s transcribed visions were submitted to the pope, who would declare her either a prophet or a heretic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

And he doesn't necessarily hope to, he said, which "makes me a bit of a heretic."

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

Pearson was shunned by other evangelical leaders, branded a heretic and later became a United Church of Christ minister.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

Darren Henley, the Arts Council’s chief executive, wrote in The Guardian that “new ideas may seem heretic to traditionalists,” but that opera needed to reinvent itself to “remain exciting and meaningful to future generations.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

When the book was published Calvin contacted the authorities in Vienna and had the heretic imprisoned.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

The most riveting parts of “Mobilize” are those that bring Mr. Sankar’s heretics to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He taught an essential lesson by asserting that religious and political people alike were divided between those who hunted for heretics and those who sought converts.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022

They were considered heretics by IS, a Sunni jihadist group.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2021

All night, I slept with Gwenforte curled beside me, and my sleep was deeper than any I had had since my disaster with the heretics in Italy.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz