Example Sentences

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Luci Coffin, a self-described “priestess” and spokesperson for the House of Heretics religious community, said her group will offer the “unbaptisms” as well as “gender-affirming” rituals as an example of “religious pluralism.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Heretics are defiant; they dare to voice their opposition.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Today, Spanish streamer and EU Heretics team owner David “TheGrefg” Martínez is showing off his Icon series Fortnite skin.

From The Verge • Jan. 11, 2021

I began reading The Heretics thinking that Bertrand Russell, that old pipe-smoking pacifist, would have approved of it, but by the end I was doubtful.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2013

Heretics in the Middle Ages were considered amenable to the laws of both Church and State.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)