Heresiarch

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heresiarch \Her"e*si*arch\ (?; 277), n. [L. haeresiarcha, Gr. ?;
     ? heresy + ? leader, ? to lead: cf. F. h['e]r['e]siarque.]
     A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. --Bp.
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