heresiarch
he·res·i·arch
heresiarch · heresiarchs
ересиарх
Häresiarch, Erzketzer
The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresyThe founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
UK/hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/US/həˈɹiziɑɹk/
Meaning
1 sensesThe founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
Häresiarch, Erzketzer
ересиархjeresiarx
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
founder of a heresy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
founder of a heresy:
Origin
Borrowed from French hérésiarque, from Ecclesiastical Latin haeresiarcha (or directly fromBorrowed 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.
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