hierarch

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

hiérarque

prélature

archiprêtre

primat

primate

prélat

Synonymes

high priest

archpriest

prelate

primate

archbishop

Traductions

ιεράρχης

prelado

primat

arxipreste

jerarca

mitrat

Hohenpriester

arciprete

prelato

presule

hierarcha

hogepriester

kerkvoogd

opperpriester

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à sanskrit: इषिर

Appartenant à 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).