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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This heresiarch was well versed in profane literature, was a subtle dialectician, had an exterior show of virtue, and an insinuating behavior; but was a monster of pride, vain-glory, ambition, envy, and jealousy.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
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
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
At first I skipped to the second volume, containing the "Philosophy of Abélard," and, after reading that with the greatest interest, I returned to the first, to the life of the great heresiarch.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper
But, as we have seen, the heresiarch and his followers denied that 'the Word' is also 'the Son' of God.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
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