Associations to the word «Hierarch»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HIERARCH, noun. A person who holds a high position in a hierarchy.
HIERARCH, noun. A senior clergyman and dignitary.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche