Definition
A person who secretly holds religious beliefs that contradict official church doctrine while publicly appearing to conform.
Etymology
From 'crypto-' (hidden) and 'heretic' (religious dissenter), referring to individuals who concealed heterodox beliefs during periods of religious persecution and enforced orthodoxy.
Kelly Says
Cryptoheretics literally had to live double lives—they might attend official church services while secretly practicing their true faith at night, a phenomenon that shaped religious history in fascinating ways.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلمة سرية هناطق
kalimat sir'i-a-na-taq
BNবাংলা
ক্রিপ্টোহেরেটিক
kri-pto-he-re-te-ik
CACatalà
criptoherètic
kri-pto-he-re-tik
CSČeština
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
DADansk
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
DEDeutsch
cryptohäretisch
kroh-toh-ha-re-tish
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτοηερετικός
kri-pto-e-re-ti-kos
ESEspañol
criptoherético
kri-pto-he-re-ti-ko
FAفارسی
رمزنگاری
rez-ne-gari
FISuomi
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
FRFrançais
cryptohérétique
kroh-toh-e-re-ti-k
GUGU
ક્રિપ્ટોગ્રામ
kri-pto-gram
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टोहेरिटिक
kri-pto-he-re-itik
HUMagyar
cryptoheretik
kri-pto-he-re-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriptoheretik
kri-pto-he-re-tik
ITItaliano
cryptoeretico
kri-pto-e-re-ti-ko
KKKK
кriptoграмма
kri-pto-gram-ma
MRMR
क्रिप्टोग्राम
kri-pto-gram
MSBahasa Melayu
kriptoheretik
kri-pto-he-re-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကြီး
kyai-kyei
NLNederlands
cryptoheretic
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
NONorsk
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ
kri-pto-gram
PLPolski
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
PTPortuguês
criptoherético
kri-pto-he-re-ti-ko
RORomână
cryptoheretic
kri-pto-he-re-tik
RUРусский
криптоеретический
kript-o-e-re-ti-cheskiy
SVSvenska
cryptoheretik
kroh-toh-he-re-tik
SWKiswahili
kriptografia
kri-pto-gra-fi-a
TAதமிழ்
கொட்கிராஃப்
kod-kira-f
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టోగ్రామ్
kri-pto-gram
THไทย
ข้อความลับนอกศาสนา
khao-kwan-lap nok-sa-san-a
TLTL
kriptograpiya
kri-pto-gra-pi-ya
TRTürkçe
kriptoheretik
kri-pto-he-re-tik
UKУкраїнська
криптоеретичний
kript-o-e-re-tych-nyy
VITiếng Việt
mã hóa dị giáo
ma hoa di giao
ZUZU
ikriptograma
i-kri-pto-gra-ma