HIERARCH

archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate

(noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary

hierarch

(noun) a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hierarch (plural hierarches)

(religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.

(Eastern Orthodoxy) A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.

Synonyms

• ordinary

Source: Wiktionary


Hi"er*arch, n. Etym: [LL. hierarcha, Gr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + hiérarque.]

Definition: One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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