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hierarch

noun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hierarcha, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) Derived from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler”, “leader”). ἱερός from Proto-Hellenic *iherós, from Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros. There are a number of candidate cognates with this word. Compare Sanskrit इषिर (iṣira, “vigorous, fresh, blooming”) and Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis).

  1. derived from *ish₁ros✻
  2. derived from *iherós✻
  3. derived from ἱεράρχης
  4. derived from hierarcha

Definitions

  1. One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things

    One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.

  2. A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their…

    A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.

    • The law states that the local ordinary can give to any Catholic priest the faculty to bless the marriages of non-Catholic Eastern Christians if the faithful voluntarily ask for it and the priest prudently informs the appropriate hierarch.

The neighborhood

Derived

hierarchal, hierarchate

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hierarch. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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