hierarch

noun

Meaning

One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

high priest(English)archpriest(English)prelate(English)primate(English)hierocrat(English)archchief(English)overchief(English)churchman(English)eparchy(English)dorje(English)oca(English)maronite(English)

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