heresiarch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɪˈriːzɪˌɑːk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə rē′zē ärk′, -sē-, her′ə sē-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•re•si•arch  (hə rē′zē ärk′, -sē-, her′ə sē-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a leader in heresy;
    the leader of a heretical sect.
  • Greek hairesiarché̄s the leader of a school, equivalent. to haíresi(s) heresy + -archēs -arch
  • Late Latin haeresiarcha
  • 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heresiarch /hɪˈriːzɪˌɑːk/ n
  1. the leader or originator of a heretical movement or sect
'heresiarch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-arch - arch

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