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Heretic

One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.

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Castaway 76% connected

One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.

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Nonconformist 76% connected

One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

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Outcast 76% connected

Cast out; degraded.

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Pariah 76% connected

One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sud…

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Recusant 76% connected

Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the establis…

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Misbeliever 92% connected

One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.

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