heresiarch

Meanings

Noun

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

Origin / 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

Scrabble Score: 18

heresiarch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
heresiarch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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