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hierocracy

US/haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/

hierocracy noun: government by ecclesiastics.

Noun

hierocracy (countable and uncountable, plural hierocracies)

  1. Government by ecclesiastics.
  2. (Middle-Ages, historical) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.

hierocracy meaning in Bengali

hierocracy in Bengali

যাজক দ্বারা পরিচালিত সরকার

Forms of hierocracy

pluralhierocracies

Origin of hierocracy

From hiero- + -cracy.

Words formed from hierocracy

Words that rhyme with hierocracy

38 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about hierocracy

What does hierocracy mean?
Hierocracy means government by ecclesiastics.
What is hierocracy in Bengali?
Hierocracy in Bengali is যাজক দ্বারা পরিচালিত সরকার. See Hierocracy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hierocracy?
Hierocracy is a noun.
How do you pronounce hierocracy?
Hierocracy is pronounced /haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/ (US).
What is the plural of hierocracy?
The plural of hierocracy is hierocracies.

Words near hierocracy in the dictionary

  1. Hierholzers
  2. Hierl
  3. hiero-
  4. Hierocles
  5. hierocracies
  6. hierocracy
  7. hierocrat
  8. hierocratic
  9. hierocratical
  10. hierocratically
  11. hierocrats

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