heresiarch
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From Ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha, from ecclesiastical Greek ἁιρεσιαρχης ‘leader of a sect’, corresponding to heresy + -arch.
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heresiarch (plural heresiarchs)
- The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
