Phoenix Final Clue

[starmack]

Final clue. Any help appreciated.

9 letters. Corrupt assistant to Pope or Archbishop of Canterbury has joined an opposition religious group.......
S?E?N?S?S

[emmie]

the only one i can find is stegnosis, which doesn't make
sense...

[dannyk13]

Only word I too could find, but that is another word for constipation.Are you sure of your letter pattern Starmack?

[emmie]

that is what i found, unless letter is wrong....

[starmack]

I have same only word. First part of clue is possibly rector. Second part of clue is possibly sect.......cannot reason it........

[dannyk13]

What are the clues for those two?

[starmack]

Never sure on letters pattern!

[starmack]

Clues for those two is the clue above.....which I have tried to break down........

[dannyk13]

Forget that, misunderstood your post.I tried omitting one letter at a time on a word searcher and it kept coming up with stegnosis.Baffling!

[emmie]

is it an anagram of assistant....

[Toorak]

Satanists?

[emmie]

thought might be something like that.... aaah

[Toorak]

....anagram of assistant and opposite of religious group

[dannyk13]

Strangely enough one anagram of assistant is satanists which would fit the last part of the clue/

[emmie]

got there in the end.

[starmack]

Satanists looks great.....and I have amended spelling of dilettante in another answer.......

[dannyk13]

What is the clue giving the 'e'?

[dannyk13]

Glad it's sorted.