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Hierarchy [fr. Iepos, Gk., sacred, and apxn, government], the body or persons who have the direction in religious concerns and things sacred.Of whatever denominations may be the persons who take the lead in conducting religious rites, whether they be styled presbyters, elders, ministers, priests, or bishops, they virtually, and according to the true and real meaning of the term, constitute a hierarchy. Hierarchy subsists as much among the chief ministers of the Church of Geneva or of Scotland as in the Church of Rome or of England....
hierarchic
Of or pertaining to a hierarchy ordered in a hierarchy...
Rank
Rank, refers to a position, especially an official one, within a social organization, of high social order or other standing status, S.C. Advocate-on-Record Asn. v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 268.The word 'rank' has both a narrower as well as a wider meaning; in its ordinary sense as meaning grade or status, N.C. Dalwadi v. State of Gujarat,AIR 1987 SC 1933 (1937): (1987) 3 SCC 611: (1987) 3 SCR 640. [Bombay Civil Service Rules, 1959, R. 161(1)(c)(ii)(1)](ii) The expression 'rank', in 'reduction in rank' has, for purpose of Article 311 (2) an obvious reference to the stratification of the posts or grades or categories in the official hierarchy. It does not refer to the mere seniority of the government servant in the same class or grade or category, Nyadar Singh v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC 1979: (1988) 4 SCC 170: (1988) Supp 2 SCR 546.The expression 'rank' in Art. 311(2) has reference to a person's classification and not his particular place in the same cadre in the hierarchy of the...
Superintendence
Superintendence, Superintendence connotes super-vision which implies hierarchy, viz., supervisor and the one supervised. It would, therefore, mean keeping a check, watch over the work of another who may be a subordinate in a hierarchy of authority. It would also comprehend that supervision is not merely a negative thing so as to keep a watch but it would imply giving of direction, guidance, even instructions, and in a given case and in a given situation asking one who is being supervised to forbear from doing a thing and directing some one else to do that thing, State of Bihar v. J.A.C. Saldhana, (1980) 1 SCC 554: AIR 1980 SC 326 (333). [Criminal Procedure Code, 1974, ss. 36, 156, 173]...
Hagiocracy
Government by a priesthood hierarchy...
Hierarchism
The principles or authority of a hierarchy...
Hierarchy
Dominion or authority in sacred things...
Hierocracy
Government by ecclesiastics a hierarchy...
Irvingite
The common designation of a member of a sect founded by the Rev Edward Irving about 1830 who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic Church They are highly ritualistic in worship have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles prophets etc and look for the speedy coming of Christ...
Mormon
One of a Christian denomination The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in the United States followers of Joseph Smith who professed to have found an addition to the Bible engraved on golden plates called the Book of Mormon first published in 1830 The Mormons believe in polygamy and their hierarchy of apostles etc has control of civil and religious matters...
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