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PRONUNCIATION OF HIERARCH

hierarch  [ˈhaɪəˌrɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIERARCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hierarch is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIERARCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hierarch

Ordinary (officer)

An ordinary is an officer of a church or civic authority who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute laws. Such officers are found in hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system. In the Episcopal Church, for example, an ordinary is a diocesan bishop. In Eastern Christianity, a corresponding officer is called a hierarch. Within civic governance, notably in the southern United States, the role of the county ordinary historically involved the discharge of certain, often legal or legally related, tasks falling to city or county authorities, such as licensing marriages and adjudicating claims against an authority.

Definition of hierarch in the English dictionary

The first definition of hierarch in the dictionary is a person in a position of high priestly authority. Other definition of hierarch is a person holding high rank in a religious hierarchy. Hierarch is also a person at a high level in a hierarchy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIERARCH


eleutherarch
eˈljuːθəˌrɑːk
Irak
ɪˈrɑːk
Iraq
ɪˈrɑːk
Oistrakh
ˈɔɪstrɑːk
Petrarch
ˈpɛtrɑːk
rark
rɑːk
squirarch
ˈskwaɪərɑːk
squirearch
ˈskwaɪərɑːk
tetrarch
ˈtɛtrɑːk
trierarch
ˈtraɪəˌrɑːk
xerarch
ˈzɪərɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIERARCH

hieracium
hieracosphinges
hieracosphinx
hierarchal
hierarchic
hierarchical
hierarchically
hierarchies
hierarchise
hierarchism
hierarchize
hierarchy
hieratic
hieratica
hieratical
hieratically
hierocracies
hierocracy
hierocrat
hierocratic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIERARCH

applied research
arch
cornstarch
global search
interarch
job search
march
market research
marketing research
monarch
operational research
operations research
overarch
patriarch
Philip the Tetrarch
research
search
starch
the Long March
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Synonyms and antonyms of hierarch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hierarch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIERARCH

Find out the translation of hierarch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hierarch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hierarch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jerarca
570 millions of speakers

English

hierarch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hierarch
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زعيم دينى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иерарх
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hierarca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান পুরোহিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hiérarque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hierarki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hierarch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高僧
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hierarch
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hierarki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hierarch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hierarch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्रेणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başpiskopos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gerarca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hierarcha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ієрарх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ierarh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιεράρχης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerkvoogd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hierarch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hierarch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hierarch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIERARCH»

The term «hierarch» is regularly used and occupies the 72.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIERARCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hierarch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hierarch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hierarch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIERARCH»

Discover the use of hierarch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hierarch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate
A Hierarch-elect whose tenure ended before he was actually consecrated is not listed here, since in essence he never legally became a Hierarch of the Eparchy. His case may be mentioned in a note. In cases where a Titular Hierarch has ...
Demetrius Kiminas, 2009
2
The Shadow Queen (Mills & Boon M&B) (World of Hetar - Book 5)
Now, do not address me again, Hierarch, for those you meet as you reach the palace will think you mad to be speaking to yourself. Cam nodded but, as no one else was approaching him, said softly, “Thank you.” Then he walked on until finally ...
Bertrice Small, 2012
3
Inquisition
Hierarch. Valdur had proclaimed the Hierarchate dissolved, abolished. The Hierarch could only be a follower of the old gods, the gods Cidelis had believed in. If there was a Hierarch again, it would be a sign that the Empire had returned to ...
Anselm Audley
4
Metamorphosis: Creative Imagination in Fine Arts Between ...
71 The uninitiated catechumens are completely without light; they also have not been initiated.72 The mystery of the illumination was performed so that the initiate could behold the divine symbols of the divine rebirth. The hierarch first received ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2004
5
Public Policy and Political Institutions: The Role of ...
Hierarchy and Car Use: Research and Development The predominant concern of the hierarch when considering car traffic is that the overall traffic system should be manageable, transparent and orderly. Involvement in car use policy is less ...
Frank Hendriks, 1999
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Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
At his consecration the hierarch kneels on both knees in front of the 509B altar. On his head he carries God's revealed word, together with the hand of the hierarch who is consecrating him. This latter performs the rite of consecration with most ...
Pseudo-Dionysius (the Areopagite.), Colm Luibhéid, Paul Rorem, 1987
7
The determination of rite, an historical and jurical study
Secondly, Canon 6, § 2, speaks of a priest of one's own rite and a proper Hierarch. 9S But there is no such thing as an An- tiochian, Alexandrian or Byzantine priest or Hierarch. One's own priest or Hierarch is the one wTho belongs to the same ...
W. Bassett, William W. Bassett, 1967
8
Christian Law: Contemporary Principles
... bishop or other hierarch must be obtained,181 the parties should make confession and take Holy Communion,182 and the priest must instruct them in the teaching and discipline of the church on marriage;183 this should include instruction ...
Norman Doe, 2013
9
Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet
Early Paintings from Central Tibet Steven Kossak, Robert Bruce-Gardner. Figure 34. Buddha with Five Tathagatas (cat. no. 15), line drawing on reverse Figure 42. Portrait ofa Buddhist Hierarch (cat. no. 55), detail. Figure 33. Book Cover with ...
Steven Kossak, Robert Bruce-Gardner, 1998
10
Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition: ...
Contemplation as Hierarchic Activity Fully initiated, the hierarch reverts in contemplation while he administers the sacred rites: he reverts both to the thearchic One and to the One inside himself (to hen en heautoi). Unlike the situation in ...
Sarah Klitenic Wear, John M. Dillon, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIERARCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hierarch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Worthplaying | 'StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void' Pre-Order Gets You …
Picking up where Heart of the Swarm left off, Legacy of the Void casts you in the role of Hierarch Artanis, leader of the technologically advanced ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jul 15»
2
Dalai Lama - Three Commitments
Should the system continue, it is certain that there will be 2 Dalai Lamas a few years after the death of the present hierarch: one enthroned by ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
3
Pope Francis Supports Ecuador's President Job
Jokingly, the hierarch of the Catholic Church said the Ecuadorian president quoted him 'too much' in his speech, and expressed his best wishes for his host to ... «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»
4
Pope challenges some all-American values
“The Pope is hierarch communitarian,” Kahan says by email. “No doubt about that.” In this analysis, Francis lies in the top right quadrant of ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
5
Area Church Services
The celebration will begin with the entrance of Metropolitan Hilarion, first hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia at 9 a.m.. «Valley Advantage, Jul 15»
6
Moscow Patriarchate's Loss of Ukrainian Churches Will Render …
The church hierarch, Falikov says, can certainly see that he and his church are being used as “part of the ideology of the current regime,” an ... «Eurasia Review, Jun 15»
7
Author: Frederick Meekins
In an article on the death of Christianity, Southern Baptist hierarch Russell Moore writes, “...a Christianity that reflects its culture, whether that ... «WEBCommentary, Jun 15»
8
Papal message challenges some All-American values
"The Pope is hierarch communitarian," Kahan says by email. "No doubt about that." In this analysis, Francis lies in the top right quadrant of ... «Reading Eagle, Jun 15»
9
Why Pope Francis's climate message is so hard for some Americans …
In the context of U.S. politics, we're used to watching hierarch-individualists (Republicans) and egalitarian-communitarians (Democrats) clash ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
The Witcher 3: How To Get Scavenger Hunt: Wolf School Gear …
... the merchant in Lindenvale, the armorer at Kaer Trolde, the blacksmith at Kaer Muire, the armorer on Hierarch Square in Novigrad or Hattori. «GearNuke, Jun 15»

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