Etymology

hereticate

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Today it means: To denounce as heresy or a heretic. Full definition →

Medieval Latin haereticātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromhaereticātus
  2. English todayhereticate

First attested in 1629; borrowed from Medieval Latin haereticātus, perfect passive participle of haereticō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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