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heroarchy

heroarchy noun: a government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

Noun

heroarchy (plural heroarchies)

  1. A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).

Forms of heroarchy

pluralheroarchies

Origin of heroarchy

From hero + -archy, influenced by hierarchy. Coined by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History (1841).

Questions about heroarchy

What does heroarchy mean?
Heroarchy means a government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).
What part of speech is heroarchy?
Heroarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of heroarchy?
The plural of heroarchy is heroarchies.

Words near heroarchy in the dictionary

  1. hero-worshipped
  2. hero-worshipping
  3. hero-worships
  4. heroa
  5. heroarchies
  6. heroarchy
  7. Herod
  8. Herodian
  9. Herodianic
  10. Herodians
  11. herodism

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