celestial hierarchy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of celestial hierarchy
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
Officers and men addressed each other as Tom, Dick, or Harry, and had no more conception of military gradations than of the celestial hierarchy of the poets.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
Even a real saint might swear under the circumstances, and be held excused by his peers in the celestial hierarchy.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle
It was believed that there was a celestial hierarchy, with heavenly hosts in specific places.
From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.
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