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hierognosis

hierognosis noun: the ability to recognize or understand sacred, holy or blessed items, people, etc.

Noun

hierognosis (uncountable)

  1. The ability to recognize or understand sacred, holy or blessed items, people, etc.

Origin of hierognosis

From hiero- + gnosis.

Questions about hierognosis

What does hierognosis mean?
Hierognosis means the ability to recognize or understand sacred, holy or blessed items, people, etc.
What part of speech is hierognosis?
Hierognosis is a noun.

Words near hierognosis in the dictionary

  1. hieroglyphizes
  2. hieroglyphizing
  3. hieroglyphology
  4. hieroglyphs
  5. hieroglyphy
  6. hierognosis
  7. hierognostic
  8. hierogram
  9. hierogrammat
  10. hierogrammate
  11. hierogrammatei

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