English Explanatory Dictionary

heresiarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/ /ˈhɛɹɪsɪˌɑːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heresiarch.wav /həˈɹiziɑɹk/

Word forms

heresiarch heresiarchs haeresiarch hæresiarch

Etymology

Borrowed from French hérésiarque, from Ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha (or directly from the Latin word), from ecclesiastical Byzantine Greek αἱρεσιάρχης (hairesiárkhēs, “leader of a sect”), from Ancient Greek αἵρεσῐς (haíresĭs, “heresy”) + -ᾰ́ρχης (-ắrkhēs, “leader, ruler”), corresponding to heresy + -arch.

Synonyms

arch-heretic

Related words

arch-heretic heresiac heresiology heresy heretic heretical heretically nonheretical unheretical

Derived words

heresiarchy
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