What does haeresiarch mean?

haeresiarch

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Nestorǐus, a celebrated Haeresiarch, was appointed patriarch of Constantinople a.d. 428, but in consequence of his heresy was deposed at the council of Ephesus, 431. […] Nestorius carefully distinguished between the divine and human nature attributed to Christ, and refused to give to the Virgin Mary the title of Theotocus (Θεοτόκος) or "Mother of God.""

haeresiarchs (plural) hæresiarch (alternative)

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