heresiarch
a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
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I have translated almost every word of the heresiarch dispute, and the soliloquy of the god Crepitus, etc.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland"heresiarch recant, or leave the school:" A recantation proved the knave no fool.
The American Cyclops, the Hero of New Orleans, and Spoiler of Silver Spoons | James Fairfax McLaughlinIn 1125 the Church in the south of Russia had to combat another heresiarch named Dmitri.
It was also the mob who, infuriated at seeing him destroy and burn crosses, burnt the heresiarch Peter of Bruis (c. 1140).
He was however induced to return to Italy, and arrested as an heresiarch and apostate at Venice, Sept. 1592.
A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations | Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for heresiarch
/ (hɪˈriːzɪˌɑːk) /
the leader or originator of a heretical movement or sect
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