HERESIARCHS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

heresiarchs

noun

plural of heresiarch

as in dissenters

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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The possibility that these faceless leaders might make a deal to prevent being overthrown was dead when the country decided to murder its dissenters before the war began.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
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

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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
So, naturally, the current Republican administration is treating today’s Nicaraguan dissidents as heroes and honoring the offer of sanctuary, right?

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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