Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hierarch

2 senses of hierarch

Sense 1
hierarch -- (a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy)
       => important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 2
archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate -- (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
       => priest -- (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)