hierarch
Noun

hierarch (plural hierarchs)

  1. (religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
  2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.
Synonyms Translations
  • Russian: иера́рх
Translations
  • Russian: иера́рх



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