Part 5254

<blockquote>Doubts 'mongst divines, and difference of texts, From whence arise diversity of sects, And hateful <b>heresies</b> by God abhor'd. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Deluded people! that do not consider that the greatest <b>heresy</b> in the world is a wicked life. <i>Tillotson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained.</def>

<blockquote>A second offense is that of <b>heresy</b>, which consists not in a total denial of Christianity, but of some its essential doctrines, publicly and obstinately avowed. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; "When I call dueling, and similar aberrations of honor, a moral <i>heresy</i>, I refer to the force of the Greek <?/, as signifying a principle or opinion taken up by the will for the will's sake, as a proof or pledge to itself of its own power of self-determination, independent of all other motives."</note>

<i>Coleridge.</i>

<h1>Heretic</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>Her"e*tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>haereticus</ets>, Gr. <?/ able to choose, heretical, fr. <?/ to take, choose: cf. F. <ets>h\'82r\'82tique</ets>. See <er>Heresy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.</def>

<blockquote>A man that is an <b>heretic</b>, after the first and second admonition, reject. <i>Titus iii. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal church."</def>

<i>Addis & Arnold.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Heretic</er>, <er>Schismatic</er>, <er>Sectarian</er>.</syn> <usage>A <i>heretic</i> is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A <i>schismatic</i> is one who creates a <i>schism</i>, or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A <i>sectarian</i> is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a <i>sect</i>, or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers.</usage>

<h1>Heretical</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>He*ret"i*cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy.</def>

<h1>Heretically</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>He*ret"i*cal*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an heretical manner.</def>

<h1>Hereticate</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>He*ret"i*cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>haereticatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>haereticare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic or heretical.</def>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<blockquote>And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism, to <b>hereticate</b> me. <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Heretification</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>He*ret`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of hereticating or pronouncing heretical.</def>

<i>London Times.</i>

<h1>Hereto</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw>Here*to"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>To this; hereunto.</def>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Heretoch, Heretog</h1> <Xpage=688>

<hw><hw>Her"e*toch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Her"e*tog</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>heretoga</ets>, <ets>heretoha</ets>; <ets>here</ets> army + <ets>te\'a2n</ets> to draw, lead; akin to OS. <ets>heritogo</ets>, OHG. <ets>herizogo</ets>, G. <ets>herzog</ets> duke.]</ety> <fld>(AS. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal.</def>