hierarch

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From Medieval Latin hierarcha, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) Derived from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler”, “leader”). ἱερός from Proto-Hellenic *iherós, from Proto-Indo-European *ish1ros. There are a number of candidate cognates with this word. Compare Sanskrit इषिर (iṣira, “vigorous, fresh, blooming”) and Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis).

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: йерарх (jerarh) — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• Greek: ιεράρχης (ierárchis) — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• Ancient Greek: ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• Latin: hierarcha — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• Lithuanian: hierarchas — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• Russian: иера́рх (ijerárx) — one who has high and controlling authority in sacred things
• German: Hierarch — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Greek: ιεράρχης (ierárchis) — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Ancient Greek: ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Latin: hierarcha — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Romanian: ierarh — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Russian: иера́рх (ijerárx) — a title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (Eastern Orthodoxy)