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hæresiarch

hæresiarch is the obsolete spelling of heresiarch.

Meaning of heresiarch

Noun

heresiarch (plural heresiarchs)

  1. The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
    • He died in 1223, and seems to have had no successor; not is it an ascertained point that more than one such hæresiarch was ever recognized.1838, James Henthorn Todd, “Note D.—See Lecture I. p. 34. The Fratricelli, and Beguins.”, in Discourses on the Prophecies Relating to Antichrist in the Writings of Daniel and St. Paul; […], Dublin...
    Synonyms:
    arch-heretic

Forms of hæresiarch

pluralhæresiarchs

Questions about hæresiarch

What is hæresiarch the obsolete spelling of?
Hæresiarch is the obsolete spelling of heresiarch.

Words near hæresiarch in the dictionary

  1. hæmorrhœa
  2. hæmorrhœæ
  3. hæmosiderosis
  4. hæmostasis
  5. hæmostatic
  6. hæresiarch
  7. hæresie
  8. hæresies
  9. hæresy
  10. hæretic
  11. hæretical

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