Heresiarch
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noun.
One who originates or is the chief proponent of a heresy or heretical movement.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A leader in heresy; an arch-heretic.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The founder of a
heresy
, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
Word Usage
"No, just the idea of heresiarch being female in those exact words, which appears to be original with me."
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