arranged in a hierarchy

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• Hierarchy of the Early Church — • The word hierarchy is used here to denote the three grades of bishop, priest, and deacon (ministri) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hierarchy of the Early Church     Hierarchy of the Early Church …   Catholic encyclopedia

• hierarchy — [hī′ər är΄kē] n. pl. hierarchies [altered (modeled on Gr) < ME ierarchie < OFr jerarchie < ML(Ec) hierarchia < LGr(Ec), power or rule of a hierarch < Gr hierarchēs: see HIERARCH] 1. a system of church government by priests or other …   English World dictionary

• Hierarchy — A hierarchy (Greek: hierarchia (ἱεραρχία), from hierarches, leader of sacred rites ) is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) in which the items are represented as being above, below, or at the same level as one… …   Wikipedia

• hierarchy */*/ — UK [ˈhaɪəˌrɑː(r)kɪ] / US [ˈhaɪəˌrɑrkɪ] noun Word forms hierarchy : singular hierarchy plural hierarchies 1) [countable/uncountable] a system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group the… …   English dictionary

• hierarchy — hi|er|ar|chy [ haıə,rarki ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a system for organizing people according to their status in a society, organization, or other group: the management/Church/social hierarchy He reached a high level within the Soviet… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hierarchy — / haɪərɑ:ki/ noun a series of items ranged in order of importance ♦ hierarchy of needs the theory that needs of individuals are arranged in an order based on their importance, such as safety, social needs, esteem, etc …   Marketing dictionary in english

• hierarchy — 1. Any system of persons or things ranked one above the other. 2. In psychology and psychiatry, an organization of habits or concepts in which simpler components are combined to form increasingly complex integrations. [G. hierarchia, rule or… …   Medical dictionary

• hierarchy — hi·er·arch·y || haɪərÉ‘rkɪ / rɑːk n. system in which persons or things are arranged one above the other according to rank; group which governs; group of church officials ranked successively …   English contemporary dictionary

• Maslow's hierarchy of needs — An interpretation of Maslow s hierarchy of needs, represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom …   Wikipedia

• taxonomic hierarchy — a hierarchical system of taxonomic categories arranged in an ascending series of ranks …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• hierarchical — hierarchy hi‧er‧ar‧chy [ˈhaɪrɑːki ǁ ɑːr ] noun hierarchies PLURALFORM 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES an organization or structure in which the staff are organized in levels and the people at one level have authority over those below… …   Financial and business terms