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heretical

/həˈretɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण हरेटिकल

धर्मविरोधी, पाखंडी, अपरंपरागत

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    holding or expressing opinions that are against the official or generally accepted beliefs of a religion or of society

    धर्मविरोधी, पाखंडी, अपरंपरागत

    • heretical ideas
    • At that time, his scientific views were considered heretical.
    • The scientist's heretical theory was laughed at by his colleagues.
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    • In some periods of history, even asking questions was thought heretical.
    • She wrote a heretical essay that challenged the school's old traditions.

    Synonyms unorthodox dissenting nonconformist heterodox iconoclastic

    Opposite orthodox conventional traditional conformist

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Keep the unorthodox words together: heretical, heterodox (different from accepted beliefs), unorthodox, dissenting, iconoclastic.

अपरंपरागत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: heretical, heterodox (स्वीकृत मान्यताओं से भिन्न), unorthodox, dissenting, iconoclastic।

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A belief against the official teaching of a religion is heresy (the person a heretic); a person who attacks established beliefs an iconoclast; speaking disrespectfully about God blasphemy.

धर्म की आधिकारिक शिक्षा के विरुद्ध विश्वास heresy (व्यक्ति heretic); स्थापित मान्यताओं पर प्रहार करने वाला iconoclast; ईश्वर के बारे में अनादरपूर्ण बोलना blasphemy।