Etymology

heretical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. Full definition →

Middle French eretical ← Medieval Latin haereticālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromhaereticālis
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromeretical
  3. English todayheretical

From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French eretical and from Medieval Latin haereticālis, from haereticus, equivalent to heretic + -al. See heretic.

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