heresiarch
English
/hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/, /həˈɹiziɑɹk/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
Etymology
Borrowed from French hérésiarque borrowed from Latin haeresiarcha derived from αἱρεσιάρχης (leader of a sect) derived from Ancient Greek αἵρεσῐς (system of philosophic principles, sect, heresy) suffix from English heresy.
Origin
English
heresy
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiheresy English
- arch-heresy English
- heresiographer English
- heresiography English
- heresy English
- psychoheresy English
- haeresiacus Latin
- haeresiarcha Latin
- hérésiarque French
- αἵρεσῐς Ancient Greek
- heresie Old French
- αἱρεσιάρχης gkm