heresiarch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha, from ecclesiastical Greek ἁιρεσιαρχης ‘leader of a sect’, corresponding to heresy + -arch.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /hɛˈri:zɪɑ:k/

[edit] Noun

heresiarch (plural heresiarchs)

1. The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.