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

A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

A member of the highest celestial hierarchy, Istar belonged to the choir of Cherubim or Kerûbs who see above them the Seraphim alone.

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

A celestial hierarchy was invented, with names, and an infernal hierarchy too; the malevolent ghosts of animism became fallen angels.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph