Definitions for hierocracy

hierocracy hi·er·oc·ra·cy

Spelling: [hahy-uh-rok-ruh-see, hahy-rok-]
IPA: /ˌhaɪ əˈrɒk rə si, haɪˈrɒk-/

Hierocracy is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 346 anagrams from letters in hierocracy (accehiorry).

Definitions for hierocracy

noun

  1. rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.

Origin of hierocracy

First recorded in 1785-95; hiero- + -cracy

Examples for hierocracy

And indeed this is the fatal result of every theocracy, for it can never really be anything but a hierocracy or rule of priests.

The form of government is far nearer a democracy than a hierocracy.

He met the inevitable demand of the hierocracy, "By what authority doest thou these things?"

When a hierocracy has been firmly established its evolution always follows similar lines.

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