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heresiarch

he·re·si·arch [ hə rzee rk, hérrəssee rk ] (plural he·re·si·archs)


noun 
Definition:
 
leader of heretical religious group: a leader or founder of a heretical religious group or movement

[Mid-16th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< ecclesiastical Greek hairesiarkhēs< Greek hairesis "choice, group" (see heresy) + -arkhēs "ruler"]
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