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heresiarch

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he·re·si·arch  (h-rz-ärk, hr-s-)
n.
One who originates or is the chief proponent of a heresy or heretical movement.

[Late Latin haeresiarcha, from Late Greek hairesiarkhs : Greek hairesis, sect; see heresy + Greek -arkhs, -arch.]

heresiarch [hɪˈriːzɪˌɑːk]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) the leader or originator of a heretical movement or sect

heresiarch
1. the originator of a heresy.
2. the leader of a group of heretics.
See also: Heresy
Translations
heresiarch [heˈriːzɪɑːk] Nheresiarca mf


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There is a proposition almost like it in the AUGUSTINUS of the heresiarch Jansenius, whose book will sooner or later be burned by the hands of the executioner.
 
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