Meaning & use
Hierarch
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A chief priest or leader, especially one holding a high rank within a religious or organizational hierarchy.
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The hierarch presided over the ceremony, flanked by junior clergy.
Byzantine hierarchs wielded significant political as well as spiritual authority.
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The root of the modern word "hierarchy," originally referring specifically to rule by sacred authority in the Greek Orthodox tradition.
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