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heretically

he·ret·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-ret-i-kuh l]
    • /həˈrɛt ɪ kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-ret-i-kuh l]
    • /həˈrɛt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of heretically word

  • adjective heretically of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy. 1
  • noun heretically In a heretical way, or to a heretical extent. 1

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Origin of heretically

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word haereticālis. See heretic, -al1

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Parts of speech for Heretically

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heretically popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for heretically

adverb heretically

  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • unorthodoxly — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
  • profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
  • contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
  • unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.

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