The word that bothered you was “mechutzaf?” That is Hebrew (not Yiddish) for someone who speaks or acts with chutzpah. It has nothing to do with being a step below Apikores, because even someone who learns yomam valeila can be chutzpahdig (a mechitzaf)given the right circumstances (though it says something about his lack of menschlechkeit, but certainly nothing about his belief in Torah). An apikores is a terrible thing to be called. it basically says you are a complete non-believer in Torah or in its being given by Hashem.
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