church hierarchy

collocation in English

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church
noun
uk
/tʃɜːtʃ/us
/tʃɝːtʃ/
a building for Christian ...
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hierarchy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/us
/ˈhaɪ.rɑːr.ki/
a system in which people or things are arranged according to ...
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(Definition ofchurchandhierarchyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Conflicts among thechurchhierarchyand royal officers about these definitions only made matters worse.
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All this was done at great personal risk, and often without support from thechurchhierarchy.
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However, thechurchhierarchyeventually gave in, preserving traditional structures, but also admitting alterations to fundamental theology.
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Chapters follow on legates and thechurchhierarchy.
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I do not know about thechurchhierarchy.
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For a year he stayed out of favor with thechurchhierarchy, but reemerged in 1986 to become moderator - the highest position in the church.
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Members of thechurchhierarchyhave argued that media coverage has been excessive.
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A formalchurchhierarchywas set up, parallel to the civil administration, whose areas of responsibility often coincided.
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He began to create new archbishop-patriarchs for each national and ethnic group, at the same time creating achurchhierarchyof international scope.
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In subsequent decades, the small chapel was raised in level of importance, ascending to other major designations in thechurchhierarchyof the region.
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Thechurchhierarchystill excludes women from any position of authority and ordained offices like that of ministers or elders.
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At the demand of thechurchhierarchythe government cancelled the tsar's jurisdiction over ecclesiastics.
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In response to the attention, members of thechurchhierarchyhave argued that media coverage has been excessive and disproportionate.
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Thechurchhierarchyrefused to try to inform the international community about what was happening.
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He was often in conflict with thechurchhierarchyfor his activism.
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He promoted the use of vernacular languages in the liturgy, but was unable to gain the support for such reform by thechurchhierarchy.
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By 1937 thechurchhierarchy, which initially sought dtente, was highly disillusioned.
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The government distributed the church's share among thechurchhierarchyin the same manner.
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