(K 1: 41 43–43; 3: 5) Thus, "the divine order," one of several literal renderings of the Arabic term, corresponds to the supreme level in the hierarchy of things, which God, its supreme member, has willed to be as it is.
In a world where designer clothing reigns supreme and labels create hierarchy, Wonderland Records' newest addition, Jidenna, has reincarnated the meaning of what fashion is supposed to be -- a form of nonverbal expressionism.
But with the withdrawal earlier this week of Mohammad Reza Aref, the only other candidate not thoroughly beholden to the religious hierarchy under supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Rowhani is now seen as having a shot at emerging high enough in the six-candidate field to advance to a June 21 runoff.
But Ayatollah Khamenei and conservative clerics have taken the concept as endowing the clerical hierarchy, through the supreme leader, with the Islamic equivalent of the divine right of kings.
Thus, at the supreme point of Aristotle's causal hierarchy stand the heavenly movers, moved and unmoved, which are the final cause of all generation and corruption.
Mingling Christian influence with Gnostic teaching, he denied the creation of the world, of Satan, and of evil by the supreme God, attributing them to a hierarchy of deities.
Patience is a virtue – maybe even the supreme one in Egypt's popular hierarchy of values, but patience also has its limits and, now, at last, it seems as if we've arrived at ours.
In a city where seniority, hierarchy and appearances reign supreme, this is turning heads.
Similar to the organization of federal courts, at the top of the state court hierarchy is the state supreme court, which is then followed by the appellate courts and trial courts.
The traditional Yoruba religion has an elaborate hierarchy of deities, including a supreme creator and some 400 lesser gods and spirits, most of whom are associated with their own cults and priests.
Ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who owes his position to the clerical hierarchy.
