heretic

Example Sentences

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Yet Nicholas was not declared a heretic, and the church didn’t react to the new idea.

From Literature

They threaten to punish as heretics the two members of their own party who are on the select committee.

From Washington Post

Ultimately, today's Republican Party and "conservative" movement have embraced a fascist logic in which political ideology becomes religious dogma and heretics are to be driven out.

From Salon

Christians focused their hatred and anger on presumed threats to good order, including Jews, heretics, lepers and a frightening new terror, witches.

From Washington Post

In recent years, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks targeting civilians in western Kabul, a neighborhood that is home to many ethnic Hazaras and Shiites, whom the militants view as heretics.

From Washington Post