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Heretic vs Askance - What's the difference?

heretic | askance |

As adjectives the difference between heretic and askance

is that heretic is heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics while askance is turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

As a noun heretic

is someone who, in the opinion of others, believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion he claims to belong to.

As an adverb askance is

with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

heretic

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic), (obsolete), heretick (obsolete), (l) (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who, in the opinion of others, believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion he claims to belong to.
  • * '>citation
    • In the framework of traditional medical ethics, the patient
    deserves humane attention only insofar as he is potentially
    healthy and is willing to be healthy—just as in the framework
    of traditional Christian ethics, the heretic deserved humane
    attention only insofar as he was potentially a true believer and
    was willing to become one. In the one case, people are
    accepted as human beings only because they might be healthy
    citizens; in the other, only because they might be faithful
    Christians. In short, neither was heresy formerly, nor is sick-
    ness now, given the kind of humane recognition which, from
    the point of view of an ethic of respect and tolerance, they
    deserve.

    Synonyms

    * apostate * withersake

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Heretical]]; of or pertaining to heresy or [[#Noun, heretics.

    • Antonyms

    * orthodox

    Related terms

    * heresy * heretical

    Anagrams

    * ----

    askance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * askaunce (obsolete)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
    • The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance .
  • * 1932 —
    • The scandal of opposition died down, and the stone-carver himself, though the town-folk continued to eye him askance , was able to secure other work through the favor of discriminating patrons.
  • * Gladstone
    • Both were viewed askance by authority.
  • * Landor
    • My palfrey eyed them askance .
  • Sideways; obliquely.
  • * 1896 — , chapter 8
    • I glanced askance at this strange creature, and found him watching me with his queer, restless eyes.
  • * 1878 — , chapter 1
    • ...the head-stones in the grave-yard beneath seemed to be holding themselves askance to keep it out of their faces.

    Synonyms

    * skeptically, suspiciously * obliquely, sideways

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
  • * 1855 —
    • My first thought was, he lied in every word,
    That hoary cripple, with malicious eye
    Askance to watch the working of his lie

    Synonyms

    * (turned to the side) oblique, sideways