heresiarch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha, from ecclesiastical Byzantine Greek ἁιρεσιάρχης (hairesiárkhēs, “leader of a sect”), corresponding to heresy +‎ -arch.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/

Noun

heresiarch (plural heresiarchs)

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

Translations

founder of a heretical doctrine

Czech: arcikacíř m
Greek: αιρεσιάρχης (el) m (airesiárchis)
Portuguese: heresiarca (pt) m, f

Russian: ересиарх (ru) m (jeresiarx)
Spanish: heresiarca m, f

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