heresiarch
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heresiarch
- /hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/ UK
- /ˈhɛɹɪsɪˌɑːk/ UK
- /həˈɹiziɑɹk/ US
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Borrowed from French hérésiarque, from Ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha (or directly from the Latin word), from ecclesiastical Medieval Greek αἱρεσιάρχης (hairesiárkhēs, “leader of a sect”), from Ancient Greek αἵρεσῐς (haíresĭs, “heresy”) + -ᾰ́ρχης (-ắrkhēs, “leader, ruler”), corresponding to heresy + -arch.
noun heresiarchs · haeresiarch · hæresiarch
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The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
He died in 1223, and seems to have had no successor; not is it an ascertained point that more than one such hæresiarch was ever recognized.
Similar: arch-heretic
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noun founder of a heresy
| Español | heresiarca |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 異端領袖 /异端领袖 yìduān lǐngxiù, 異端頭目 /异端头目 yìduān tóumù |
| Português | heresiarca |
| Français | hérésiarque |
| Deutsch | Häresiarch, Erzketzer |
| Italiano | eresiarca |
| Ελληνικά | αιρεσιάρχης airesiárchis |
| Română | ereziarh |
| Русский | ересиарх jeresiarx |
| Tiếng Việt | lãnh tụ dị giáo |
Talk about this word "heresiarch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heresiarch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heresiarch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heresiarch "heresiarch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heresiarch.Cite this
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title = {heresiarch},
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