hereje
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Doublet of herético. Compare Portuguese herege.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈɾexe/ [eˈɾe.xe]
- Rhymes: -exe
- Syllabification: he‧re‧je
Adjective
hereje (plural herejes)
- heretic
- (colloquial, Latin America) disrespectful
- (colloquial, Latin America) hard (severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal)
Noun
hereje m or f (plural herejes)
- heretic
Related terms
- herejía
- herético
Further reading
- “hereje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014