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hierarch

[ hahy-uh-rahrk, hahy-rahrk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

hierarch

/ ˈhaɪəˌrɑːk /

1. a person in a position of high priestly authority
2. a person holding high rank in a religious hierarchy
a person at a high level in a hierarchy

1480–90; < Medieval Latin hierarcha < Greek hierárchēs steward of sacred rites, equivalent to hier- hier- + -archēs -arch

At the same moment, the grave, kind old hierarch stretched out his hands to take the sleeping baby from its mother's arms.

The hierarch rose hastily and glanced into his dark keen eyes with an inquiring look.

Will the hierarch and the elder brothers think I am strong enough and fit enough for the duties of the task?

After breakfast, brother Eustace and the hierarch came sadly in their official robes into the lesser infirmary.

But how could a hierarch of the State Church of Ireland fail to don its spirit with his mitre?

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