religious outcast
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the official doctrine of a church, especially the Roman Catholic Church: A "religious outcast" is an individual whose personal faith or religious interpretations are deemed heretical or unacceptable by the governing religious authority, leading to their exclusion or rejection from that religious community.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- During the Inquisition, many individuals were branded as religious outcasts for their unorthodox views.
- He lived as a religious outcast after his writings were condemned by the church council.
Advanced Usage
- "To be treated as a religious outcast": to be shunned or ostracized by a religious community.
- For questioning the established teachings, she was treated as a religious outcast by her former congregation.
Variants and Related Words
- Heretic (noun): A person who holds beliefs that contradict fundamental church doctrines.
- The council declared him a heretic for his teachings.
- Excommunicate (verb): To officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian church.
- The bishop threatened to excommunicate the dissenting priest.
Synonyms
- Heretic
- Dissenter
- Nonconformist (in a religious context)
Related Phrases
- Cast out from the church: To be formally expelled or rejected by a religious institution.
- The prophet was cast out from the church for his radical sermons.
Related Idioms
- To be beyond the pale (in a religious context): To be considered unacceptable or outside the boundaries of accepted belief or behavior.
- His interpretations of scripture were considered beyond the pale, making him a religious outcast.
Noun
- a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church