herege

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Portuguese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, able to choose). Doublet of herético. Compare Spanish hereje.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

  • Hyphenation: he‧re‧ge

Adjective

[edit]

herege m or f (plural hereges)

  1. heretical (of or relating to heresy or heretics)
    Synonym: herético

Noun

[edit]

herege m or f by sense (plural hereges)

  1. heretic (someone whose beliefs are contrary to fundamental tenets)
[edit]