Definitions

1. verb

to regard or treat as a heretic; to declare or treat someone as a heretic.

“The inquisitor sought to hereticize the accused for their defiance of the Church’s doctrine.”

2. transitive verb

to turn or convert someone into a heretic.

“The charismatic leader’s radical ideas caused many to hereticize from their traditional faith.”

3. intransitive verb

to act as or become a heretic.

“Some critics accused the artist of hereticizing the established norms of the art world.”