entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_DIO_CELESTIAL_HIERARCHY,The Celestial Hierarchy,ἡ οὐρανία ἱεραρχία,Christian/Theurgic,Angelic hierarchy,Ninefold angelic order,the nine angelic orders in three triads; mediation of divine light; anagogic ascent,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Pseudo-Dionysius's ordering of the angels into three triads, each purifying, illuminating, and perfecting the rank below; the heavenly archetype of all hierarchy.",angel
ENT_DIO_DEACONS,Deacons (Leitourgoi),λειτουργοί,Christian/Theurgic,Clergy order,Purifying clergy order,purification; cleansing of the uninitiated; sacred service,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The lowest clerical order, the purifying rank (the ""liturgists"") that cleanses and separates the unready before illumination.",sage
ENT_DIO_DIVINE_DARKNESS,The Divine Darkness (Gnophos),ὁ θεῖος γνόφος,Christian/Theurgic,Apophatic mystery,Negative theology,the super-luminous darkness; unknowing; union beyond knowledge,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The apophatic summit of the Mystical Theology: the ""ray of divine darkness"" into which the soul ascends by unknowing, leaving all sense and intellect to be united to the unknowable God.",abstraction
ENT_DIO_DIVINE_NAMES,The Divine Names,τὰ θεῖα ὀνόματα,Christian/Theurgic,Theological category,Cataphatic theology,"the names predicated of God; Good, Being, Life, Wisdom, Light, Beauty, Love",,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The cataphatic catalogue of names by which Scripture praises the Thearchy through its beneficent processions into creation — Good, Being, Life, Wisdom, Power, Beauty, Love, and the rest.",sage
ENT_DIO_ECCLESIASTICAL_HIERARCHY,The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy,ἡ ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱεραρχία,Christian/Theurgic,Sacramental hierarchy,Earthly hierarchy,the church as image of heaven; sacraments; clergy and initiate orders,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The earthly hierarchy that images the celestial one: three sacred rites and two triads of ministers and initiates by which the soul is purified, illuminated, and perfected toward God.",ritual
ENT_DIO_FIRST_TRIAD,"First Celestial Triad (Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones)",πρώτη διακόσμησις,Christian/Theurgic,Angelic triad,Highest celestial triad,immediate encircling of God; deifying knowledge; perfection,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Highest triad set immediately around the Thearchy, illuminated directly by God: burning love (Seraphim), fullness of knowledge (Cherubim), steadfast bearing of God (Thrones).",collective
ENT_DIO_HIERARCHS,Hierarchs (Bishops),ἱεράρχαι,Christian/Theurgic,Clergy order,Perfecting clergy order,consecration; perfection; summit of the sacred ministry,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The highest clerical order, the perfecting rank that consecrates the sacraments and completes initiation; the human analogue of the perfecting power in heaven.",sage
ENT_DIO_HOLY_PEOPLE,Holy People (Contemplative Laity),ἱερὸς λαός,Christian/Theurgic,Initiate order,Illuminated lay order,the contemplating faithful; reception of the mysteries,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The middle order of the initiated, the faithful laity admitted to the illumination of the sacred mysteries.",collective
ENT_DIO_MONKS,Monks (Therapeutae),θεραπευταί / μονάζοντες,Christian/Theurgic,Initiate order,Perfected lay order,the undivided life; contemplative perfection; service of the One,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The highest order of the initiated, the ""perfected"" who pursue the single, undivided life of contemplation gathered toward the One.",collective
ENT_DIO_PRIESTS,Sacred Priests (Hiereis),ἱερεῖς,Christian/Theurgic,Clergy order,Illuminating clergy order,illumination; the sacred mysteries; teaching,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The middle clerical order, the illuminating rank that brings the initiated into the light of the mysteries under the hierarch.",sage
ENT_DIO_PROCESSION_RETURN,Procession and Return (Proodos and Epistrophe),πρόοδος καὶ ἐπιστροφή,Christian/Theurgic,Cosmological process,Emanative dynamic,the outflow of all from the Good and its return; the rhythm of hierarchy,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,The Neoplatonic rhythm by which all things flow out from the Good (proodos) and are drawn back to it (epistrophe); the dynamic structuring every Dionysian hierarchy. Received from Proclus.,abstraction
ENT_DIO_PURIFIED_ORDERS,"The Purified (Catechumens, Energumens, Penitents)",οἱ καθαιρόμενοι,Christian/Theurgic,Initiate order,Purified lay order,those undergoing purification; catechumens; penitents; the possessed,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The lowest order, those still being purified — catechumens, penitents, and energumens — kept outside the synaxis until cleansed.",collective
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_ILLUMINATION,Illumination (Photismos / Baptism),φωτισμός,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of initiation,baptismal rebirth; enlightenment; entry into the hierarchy,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Baptism understood as ""illumination"" (photismos), the divine birth that opens the initiate to every other sacred rite; the first of the Dionysian theurgies (theourgiai).",ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_MYRON,Consecration of the Myron (Chrism),μύρον,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of consecration,consecration; the fragrant ointment; perfecting anointing,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The consecration of the holy ointment (myron/chrism), a perfecting theurgy that sanctifies both altar and initiate.",ritual
ENT_DIO_SACRAMENT_SYNAXIS,Synaxis (the Eucharist),σύναξις,Christian/Theurgic,Ritual category,Sacrament of communion,gathering into unity; communion; the sacrament of sacraments,,liturgical,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The Eucharistic ""gathering"" (synaxis), called by Dionysius the sacrament of sacraments, uniting the divided initiate to the One; the centre of Christian theurgy.",ritual
ENT_DIO_SECOND_TRIAD,"Second Celestial Triad (Dominions, Virtues, Powers)",μέση διακόσμησις,Christian/Theurgic,Angelic triad,Middle celestial triad,lordship; divine power; cosmic order,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Middle triad, illuminated by the first and ordering the cosmos: unfettered lordship (Dominions), virile power for deiform ascent (Virtues), ordered authority (Powers).",collective
ENT_DIO_THEARCHY,The Thearchy (Godhead),ἡ θεαρχία,Christian/Theurgic,Supreme principle,Superessential Godhead,the triune source of all divinity; the superessential One; origin of every hierarchy,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Dionysius's term for the divine source — the superessential, triune Godhead (thearchia) beyond being, from which all hierarchy proceeds and to which it returns.",abstraction
ENT_DIO_THEOSIS,Deification (Theosis),θέωσις,Christian/Theurgic,Mystical process/category,Goal of hierarchy,assimilation to and union with God; the goal of every hierarchy; deification,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Dionysius's stated goal of all hierarchy — ""assimilation to and union with God so far as is attainable"" — the Christian-theurgic deification later systematised as the Orthodox doctrine of theosis.",sage
ENT_DIO_THE_GOOD,The Good (Agathon),τὸ ἀγαθόν,Christian/Theurgic,Divine name/principle,Chief divine name,the supreme Good; source of all procession; the chief name of God,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"The first and most fitting of the Divine Names: the Good (after Plato and Plotinus), prior even to Being — the overflowing source from which all things proceed and to which all return.",abstraction
ENT_DIO_THIRD_TRIAD,"Third Celestial Triad (Principalities, Archangels, Angels)",τελευταία διακόσμησις,Christian/Theurgic,Angelic triad,Lowest celestial triad,governance of nations; revelation; mediation to humanity,,pan-Christian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Pseudo-Dionysian corpus,0,0,0,"Lowest triad, nearest the world, mediating the divine light to humankind: princely order (Principalities), bearing of revelation (Archangels), direct messenger-service (Angels).",collective