hierocracy
1Hierocracy — Hi er*oc ra*cy, n. [Gr. iero s sacred + ? to be strong, rule.] Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy. Jefferson …
2hierocracy — rule or government by priests, 1794; see HIERARCHY (Cf. hierarchy) + CRACY (Cf. cracy). Related: Hierocratic …
3hierocracy — [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 …
4hierocracy — 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] * * * …
5hierocracy — noun Government by ecclesiastics …
6hierocracy — government by priests or religious ministers Forms of Government …
7hierocracy — [hʌɪ rɒkrəsi] noun (plural hierocracies) rule by priests. ↘a ruling body of priests. Derivatives hierocratic adjective …
8hierocracy — hi·er·oc·ra·cy …
9hierocracy — 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 …
10hierocracy — Rulership by the church or by church officials …
