HERESIARCH Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

heresiarch

noun

hə-ˈrē-zē-ˌärk

Definition of heresiarch

as in dissenter

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful

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Noun

Several top critics in Britain and Australia were notably warm towards the film, though both countries, certainly, had dissenters as well.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Those surveyed also correctly predicted the dissenters to the decision.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissenter

Noun

Or when Putin’s operatives plot to murder a dissident in Washington DC.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The 30-page superseding indictment accuses the couple of overseeing a system of political repression that relied on Venezuela's military, intelligence agencies and security forces to torture their opponents, silence dissidents and maintain power.

— Alice Gainer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissident

Noun

Niger’s ruling junta survived its most serious internal challenge since the 2023 coup after renegade soldiers mutinied in Niamey and Russian Africa Corps fighters helped presidential guards retake a key airbase.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In some ways, there is a strange kind of unity to these three—all are set during the Depression, all feature stylish renegades.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of renegade

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