Definitions For Heresiarch

Noun

HERESIARCH (plural HERESIARCHs) (religion) The founder#noun, founder of a heresy, or a major#adjective, major ecclesiastical#adjective, ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. from mid 16th c. : {{synonyms, en, arch-heretic}}

Alternative forms

haeresiarch, hæresiarch {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Derived terms

heresiarchy {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Related terms

{{rel3, en, title=Terms related to heresiarch, arch-heretic, heresy, heresiac {{qualifier, very rare}}, heresiology, heretic, heretical, heretically, nonheretical, unheretical}}

Translations

Armenian: աղանդապետ Bulgarian: ересиарх Catalan: heresiarca, m Czech: arcikacíř, m Dutch: heresiarch, m, aartsketter, m French: hérésiarque, m German: Häresiarch, Erzketzer, m Greek: αιρεσιάρχης, m Interlingua: heresiarcha Italian: eresiarca, m Latin: haeresiarcha Polish: herezjarcha, m Portuguese: heresiarca, m, f Russian: ересиарх, m Spanish: heresiarca, m, f

Etymology

borrowed from "heresy" + -ᾰ́ρχης + + suffix meaning ‘leader, ruler’,{{r:oed online + arch.

Notes

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