hierarch
[hahy-uh-rahrk, hahy-rahrk]
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noun
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
a person having high position or considerable authority.
one of a body of officials or minor priests in certain ancient Greek temples.
Origin of hierarch
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Contemporary Examples of hierarchal
Some of that must surely be because of tradition and formality, but there is also an element of the hierarchal at work.
Historical Examples of hierarchal
Like Protestantism, it is a reform, which rejects a hierarchal system and does away with a priestly caste.
Nineteenth Century QuestionsJames Freeman Clarke
Such a state of opinion excludes the danger of priestcraft, and is opposed to all hierarchal pretensions.
Ten Great ReligionsJames Freeman Clarke
The hierarchal Jewish state was a thorn in the flesh of the Roman statecraft that aimed at the unity of the empire.
Introduction to the Science of SociologyRobert E. Park
The English Church had retained many of the forms of Rome, including its hierarchal system of priests and bishops.
But they could not hold this power, because of lack of a complete organization of a hierarchal power.
The Spirit of God As FireD. Mortimore
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