"arch-heretic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arch-heretics [plural]
Etymology: arch- + heretic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|arch|heretic}} arch- + heretic Head templates: {{en-noun}} arch-heretic (plural arch-heretics)
  1. (religion) A leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading heretic. Categories (topical): People, Religion Synonyms: heresiarch Translations (leader of a heresy — see also heresiarch): ĉefherezulo (Esperanto), arqui-herege [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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