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hierarch |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hierarch \Hi"er*arch\, n. [LL. hierarcha, Gr ?; "iero`s sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + ? leader, ruler, fr ? to lead, rule: cf F. hi['e]rarque.] One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things the chief of a sacred order as princely hierarchs. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hierarch n : a senior clergyman [syn: {archpriest}, {high priest}, {prelate}, {primate}]
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