- hierocracy
- Rulership by the church or by church officials
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
hierocracy
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Hierocracy — Hi er*oc ra*cy, n. [Gr. iero s sacred + ? to be strong, rule.] Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy. Jefferson … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hierocracy — rule or government by priests, 1794; see HIERARCHY (Cf. hierarchy) + CRACY (Cf. cracy). Related: Hierocratic … Etymology dictionary
hierocracy — [hī΄ər äk′rə sē] n. pl. hierocracies [ HIERO + CRACY] government by priests or other clergy; a hierarchy hierocratic [hī΄ər ō΄krat′ik] adj. hierocratical … English World dictionary
hierocracy — hierocratic /huy euhr euh krat ik, huy reuh /, hierocratical, adj. /huy euh rok reuh see, huy rok /, n., pl. hierocracies. rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics. [1785 95; HIERO + CRACY] * * * … Universalium
hierocracy — noun Government by ecclesiastics … Wiktionary
hierocracy — government by priests or religious ministers Forms of Government … Phrontistery dictionary
hierocracy — [hʌɪ rɒkrəsi] noun (plural hierocracies) rule by priests. ↘a ruling body of priests. Derivatives hierocratic adjective … English new terms dictionary
hierocracy — hi·er·oc·ra·cy … English syllables
hierocracy — hi•er•oc•ra•cy [[t]ˌhaɪ əˈrɒk rə si, haɪˈrɒk [/t]] n. pl. cies gov rel rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics • Etymology: 1785–95 hi•er•o•crat•ic ˌhaɪ ər əˈkræt ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə hi er•o•crat′i•cal, adj … From formal English to slang
hierocracy — /haɪəˈrɒkrəsi/ (say huyuh rokruhsee) noun (plural hierocracies) rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics. {hiero + cracy} –hierocrat /ˈhaɪərəkræt/ (say huyuhruhkrat), noun –hierocratic /haɪərəˈkrætɪk/ (say huyuhruh kratik), adjective …
