A heretic is a person who commits heresy.

Heretic or The Heretic may also refer to:

Epithet

Real

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

Fictional

  • 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, TV and theatre

  • The Heretic (West play), a 1970 play by Morris West
  • Exorcist II: The Heretic, a 1977 American horror film
  • Heretic (TV series), 1994 BBC series on six eminent scientists including Eric Laithwaite and Rupert Sheldrake
  • Heretic (play), a 1996 play by David Williamson
  • The Heretic (Bean 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

  • The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition, a 1998 novel by Miguel Delibes
  • The Heretic (poem), a 1845 poem by Taras Shevchenko
  • 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

  • Heretic (band), 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), 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
  • "Heretic", a song by Haste the Day from the 2026 album Dissenter
  • "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, 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

See also

  • Heresy (disambiguation)