Word: heresiarch
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
re
si
arch
Definition: The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
Morphemes:
Affix: heresy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἱρέω
Language: grc
Decoded: aireo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to convict, win a conviction
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -arch
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leading, leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -archēs
Language: la
Decoded: -arches
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -arch (ruler, leader)