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
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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 Prosper M?rim?e
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 Henry Charles Lea
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
The prelates of southern France were powerless to arrest the progress of the bold heresiarch, and imploringly appealed for assistance.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
There is no proof even that he was concerned in the condemnation of the Beghard heresiarch Berthold von Rohrback, who in 1356 expiated his heresy in the flames.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
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