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| antiestablishment |
opposed to the established hierarchy, system, or leadership of a large government, corporation, church, or the like. |
| generation |
a level or single step in an ancestral hierarchy. [2/5 definitions] |
| hierarch |
one who holds a position of authority in a hierarchy, esp. an ecclesiastical one; high priest. |
| hierarchical |
of, pertaining to, or organized as a hierarchy. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lamaism |
a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Mongolia that includes elaborate rituals and a complex hierarchy. |
| power structure |
the system or hierarchy of authority or control in politics, business, society, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| rank1 |
the relative position of one person or group of persons to another in a hierarchy or society. [1/10 definitions] |
| Roman Catholic Church |
a Christian church organized into a hierarchy of bishops and priests that is headed by the pope, or Bishop of Rome; Latin Church. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. [2/4 definitions] |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. [1/3 definitions] |
| vicar apostolic |
in the Roman Catholic Church, a titular bishop who serves in a district without a hierarchy or see. |
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