celestial hierarchy

American  

noun

1. hierarchy.

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Etymology

Origin of celestial hierarchy

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The Copernican revolution overthrew a medieval cosmology with a tidier celestial hierarchy than our own.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

By common agreement of angelologists, these three�Michael, Gabriel and Raphael�rank at the very top of God's celestial hierarchy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same conception was extended to the celestial hierarchy.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

He therefore proclaimed the illustrious rank in which his birth had placed him in the celestial hierarchy and translated into French his title of Cherub by the equivalent one of Prince, calling himself Prince Istar.

From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole

A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah