A heretic is a person who commits

heresy Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of heresy. Heresy in Heresy in Christian ...

. Heretic or The Heretic may also refer to:

Epithet

Real

* Jacob the Heretic, faith healer in the Talmud and Tosefta

Fictional

* ''

Camber the Heretic ''Camber the Heretic'' is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Del Rey Books in 1981. It was the sixth novel of Kurtz' Deryni novels to be published, and the third book in her second Deryni trilogy ...

'', a 1981 novel by Katherine Kurtz * ''

Flavia the Heretic ''Flavia the Heretic'' (Italian: ''Flavia, la monaca musulmana'', lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi. Plot Set in Apulia during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tel ...

'', a 1974 Italian-French film * "

Homer the Heretic "Homer the Heretic" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 8, 1992. In the episode, Homer decides to forgo going to churc ...

", a 1992 episode of ''The Simpsons''

Film and theatre

* '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'', a 1977 American horror film * ''Heretic'' (play), a 1996 play by David Williamson * ''The Heretic'' (Bean play), a 2011 play by Richard Bean * The Heretic (West play), a 1970 play by Morris West * ''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

* '' 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 Peter Cameron may refer to: * Peter Cameron (entomologist) (1847–1912), English entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera * Peter Cameron (mathematician) (born 1947), Australian mathematician, joint winner of the 2003 Euler Medal * Peter Camero ...

Music

Heretic (band) Heretic is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles. Beginning in 1984, the group's initial career saw two releases on Metal Blade Records and touring alongside noted heavy metal groups. After their 1988 breakup, singer Mike Howe joined Me ...

, an American speed and thrash metal band

Albums

* ''Heretic'' (Morbid Angel album), 2003 * ''Heretic'' (Naked City album), 1991 * ''Heretics'' (Toadies album), 2015 *

The Heretics (album) ''The Heretics'' is the thirteenth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It was released on 15 February 2019 via Season of Mist.

, a 2019 album by Rotting Christ

Songs

* "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 ''The Seventh Sun'' is the seventh studio album by British metalcore band Bury Tomorrow. The album was released on 31 March 2023 through Music for Nations and it was produced by Dan Weller. It is the first album to feature the band's new rhythm gu ...

'' * "Heretic", a song by Soundgarden from the 1986 album '' Deep Six''

Other uses

* ''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 ''Heretic II'' is a dark fantasy action-adventure game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in November 1998 continuing the story of Corvus, the main character from its predecessor, ''Heretic''. It is the fourth game in the '' ...

'', 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