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Hierarchy
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Definition 1. Hierarchy (from Gk.,
hierá arché, ‘sacred origin,’ ‘rule,’ ‘government,’ ‘order’) is a fixed system of subordination and ‘super-ordination,’ a pyramidal order of rank, with a narrow apex and a broad base. Put simply, a hierarchy is a ‘stepladder’ of authority or command, whose lower instances are in organic contiguity with the higher. However, it need not always be a matter of hierarchies of power. ‘Hierarchy’ can also simply designate status. Grounds for differentiation within a hierarc…
Source:
The Brill Dictionary of Religion
