hierarch

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
2. A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.

Konzepte

Hohenpriester

Synonyme

high priest

archpriest

prelate

primate

archbishop

Übersetzungen

ιεράρχης

prélature

prelado

hiérarque

mitrat

arciprete

primat

primate

jerarca

primat

prélat

archiprêtre

arxipreste

prelato

cardenal

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Sanskrit: इषिर

Verwandt mit Oscan: 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔

In summary

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).