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heretical

[huh-ret-i-kuhl] / həˈrɛt ɪ kəl /


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That view isn’t especially heretical among some Fed watchers, given disagreements about the role the Fed’s balance sheet plays in the markets.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

It was branded as heretical by Puritan authorities.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025

Call me heretical, but sometimes I feel that way about L.A.’s palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

In this regard, she and Helaena hew closer to traditional medieval mysticism, which did not typically use sex for religious emancipation, rather than the practices ascribed to some of the more esoteric heretical sects.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

In the old days he had hidden a heretical mind beneath an appearance of conformity.

From "1984" by George Orwell