hierarch

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Hierarch, hī′ėr-�rk, n. a ruler in sacred matters.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Hierarch as he was, and orthodox Catholic, this most elegant of eloquent orators had a liberal strain in his blood which allied him politically with the “philosophers” of the time succeeding.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

With astonishment the world will recognize that the Tailor is its Hierophant and Hierarch, or even its God.

From Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh by Carlyle, Thomas

Before leaving Calcutta our adventurer purchased from Phileas Walder, for the sum of two hundred francs, the serviceable dignity of a Palladian Hierarch, “fortified with which he would be enabled to penetrate everywhere.”

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Waite, Arthur Edward

The Initiate is under a vow; the Hierarch is free.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward