heretical

[ huh-ret-i-kuhl ]

/ həˈrɛt ɪ kəl /

of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.

Origin of heretical

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word haereticālis. See heretic, -al¹

he·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb he·ret·i·cal·ness, noun non·he·ret·i·cal, adjective non·he·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb

sem·i·he·ret·i·cal, adjective

This is a heretical view and if it were left at that, I don't think much good would come of it.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Either way, the FSA-ISIS feud got worse after the McCain visit with the Northern Storm, which ISIS viewed as a heretical act.

Obama Administration and Sotloff Family Battle Over Blame for Journalist’s Kidnapping |Josh Rogin |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Son of God is so awful that it borders on godless—not sinful or heretical, just lacking true Spirit.

‘Son of God’: Why Are Jesus Movies Always Lame? |Matthew Paul Turner |March 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Conservatives have written the whole thing off as the heretical pursuit of the Bush administration.

The Daily Beast Recommends |The Daily Beast |March 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

That on his refusing to abjure these heretical opinions, he was turned over to the inquisition, by whom he was finally condemned.

Fox's Book of Martyrs |John Foxe
Under the action of such principles apocryphal books tended to pass into the class of spurious and heretical writings.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 |Various
A single stroke would thus disencumber Rome of both the heretical doctor and the heretical university.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The heads of the order are heretical, cruel, and sacrilegious men.

Secret Societies of the Middle Ages |Thomas Keightley
To confute heresy was his chief delight; and his vanity was indulged to its utmost when the heretical Lambert was tried.

Body, Parentage and Character in History |Furneaux Jordan