heresiarch

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/, /ˈhɛɹɪsɪˌɑːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /həˈɹiziɑɹk/ Hyphenation: he‧res‧i‧arch === Noun === heresiarch (plural heresiarchs) (religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.] Synonym: arch-heretic ==== Alternative forms ==== haeresiarch, hæresiarch (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== heresiarchy (obsolete) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === heresy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia