A person who believes things that contradict a religion’s doctrine is called a _____.?

9 Answers

• A dissident, a dissenter. Or if someone wanted to use a very strong word, an infidel.

• Religious person's answer: heretic. My answer: reasonable skeptic. It all depends on a person's angle.

• Either a heretic or a free spirit, but I'd go with heretic, if I'd be you.

• Yep, heretic.

• Heretic is correct.

• Smart person

• heretic

• heretic?

• non-believer.