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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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 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
Colendion was afterwards banished by the Emperor Zeno, and had to yield to the old heresiarch, Peter Fullo, who kept his patriarchate to his death in 488, and was succeeded by the equally heretical Palladius.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
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
A heresiarch is the author of a heresy or the leader of a heretical party, and is thus at once a heretic and a schismatic.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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