heresiarch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heresiarch
1615–25; < Late Latin haeresiarcha < Greek hairesiarchḗs the leader of a school, equivalent to haíresi ( s ) heresy + -archēs -arch
Example Sentences
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His first encounter was with the heresiarch Gottschalk, whose predestinarian doctrines claimed to be modelled on those of St Augustine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
All their efforts might well be needed, for Peter was succeeded by a yet more formidable heresiarch.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
His second letter to that heresiarch, and his letter to the Orientals, were adopted by the general councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon, and are a rule of the Catholic faith.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
The heresiarch is called upon to explain his doctrines.
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
Leo's Tome, or letter to Flavian, contains a lucid statement of the catholic doctrine of the incarnation, and an acute analysis of the system of Eutyches, the heresiarch.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
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