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A heretic is a person who commits heresy.
Heretic or The Heretic may also refer to:
Epithet
editReal
edit- Jacob the Heretic, faith healer in the Talmud and Tosefta
Fictional
edit- Camber the Heretic, a 1981 novel by Katherine Kurtz
- Flavia the Heretic, a 1974 Italian-French film
- "Homer the Heretic", a 1992 episode of The Simpsons
Film and theatre
edit- Exorcist II: The Heretic, a 1977 American horror film
- Heretic (play), a 1996 play by David Williamson
- The Heretic (play), a 2011 play by Richard Bean
- The Heretics (2009 film), an American documentary film
- The Heretics (2017 film), a Canadian horror film
- Heretic (film), a 2024 American horror thriller film
Literature
edit- The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition, a 1998 novel by Miguel Delibes
- Heretic (novel), the third novel in The Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell
- Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now, a 2015 book by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Heretics (book), a 1905 essay collection by G. K. Chesterton
- Heretic, a 1994 autobiographical book by Peter Cameron
Music
edit- Heretic (band), an American speed and thrash metal band
Albums
edit- Heretic (Morbid Angel album), 2003
- Heretic (Naked City album), 1991
- Heretics (Toadies album), 2015
- The Heretics (album), a 2019 album by Rotting Christ
Songs
edit- "Heretic", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from the 2013 album Hail to the King
- "Heretic", a song by Bury Tomorrow from the 2023 album The Seventh Sun
- "Heretic", a song by Soundgarden from the 1986 album Deep Six
Other uses
edit- Heretic (ballet), a 1929 ballet by Martha Graham
- Heretic (comics), a DC Comics character
- Heretic (video game), a 1994 dark fantasy video game
- Heretic II, a 1998 video game sequel
- Heretic Films, an American film production company
- The Heretics Society, a group at Cambridge University which questioned traditional authorities and religious dogmas