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hierographies

hierographies is the plural of hierography.

Meaning of hierography

Noun

hierography (usually uncountable, plural hierographies)

  1. (usually) Sacred writing.
    • The history of religion is not content with describing special religions (hierography), or with relating their vicissitudes and metamorphoses (the history of religions); its aim is to show how religion, considered generally as the relation between man and the superhuman powers which he believes...1877, C.P. Tiele, translated by J. Estlin Carpenter, Outlines of the History of Religion, →OCLC, pages 1-2

Questions about hierographies

What is hierographies the plural of?
Hierographies is the plural of hierography.

Words near hierographies in the dictionary

  1. hierograph
  2. hierographer
  3. hierographers
  4. hierographic
  5. hierographical
  6. hierographies
  7. hierographs
  8. hierography
  9. hierohistory
  10. hierolatry
  11. hierologic

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