herético

Adjective

herético m (feminine singular herética, masculine plural heréticos, feminine plural heréticas, comparable)

1. heretical (of or pertaining to heresy or heretics)
2. (of ideas or views) heretical (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”), in Ecclesiastical Greek (“heretic”), from αἱρετίζω (hairetízō, “I choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɾetiko/, [eˈɾet̪iko]

Adjective

herético (feminine singular herética, masculine plural heréticos, feminine plural heréticas)

1. heretic, heretical

Further reading

• “herético” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.