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. :

Alternative forms

haeresiarch, hæresiarch

Derived terms

heresiarchy

Related terms

, 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’,<ref>

Is Heresiarch a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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English International (SOWPODS) YES
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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
17

The word Heresiarch is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Heresiarch in a Sentence

  • His about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful

Antonyms for Heresiarch

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