heretical

Example Sentences

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That view isn’t especially heretical among some Fed watchers, given disagreements about the role the Fed’s balance sheet plays in the markets.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

Of course, what the former president does not understand is that the protection of free expression is most needed when speech is unpopular, offensive, or heretical.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

For the past year, two philosophy professors have been calling around to prominent authors and public intellectuals with an unusual, perhaps heretical, proposal.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2024

For many Californians, especially the state’s political leaders, this is a heretical idea—like saying nobody in California’s going to surf anymore.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2023

She could be his solid land in the tumultuous seas of his heretical thoughts.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman