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arch-heretic

arch-heretic noun: a leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading heretic.

Noun

arch-heretic (plural arch-heretics)

  1. A leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading heretic.
    • In the fourth century the arch-heretic Priscillian was Bishop of Avila,1907, Lee Siegel, “The Blush of the New”, in The Catholic Encyclopedia
    Synonyms:
    heresiarch

Synonyms of arch-heretic

Forms of arch-heretic

pluralarch-heretics

Origin of arch-heretic

From arch- + heretic.

Questions about arch-heretic

What does arch-heretic mean?
Arch-heretic means a leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading heretic.
What part of speech is arch-heretic?
Arch-heretic is a noun.
What is the plural of arch-heretic?
The plural of arch-heretic is arch-heretics.

Words near arch-heretic in the dictionary

  1. arch-enemy
  2. arch-fiend
  3. arch-fiends
  4. arch-heresies
  5. arch-heresy
  6. arch-heretic
  7. arch-heretical
  8. arch-heretics
  9. arch-leader
  10. arch-leaders
  11. arch-lute

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