Definitions from Wiktionary (Great Chain of Being)

▸ noun:  (Christianity, historical) A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, descending from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals, and thought in medieval times to have been decreed by God.
▸ noun:  Alternative letter-case form of great chain of being [(Christianity, historical) A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, descending from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals, and thought in medieval times to have been decreed by God.]


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