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hierourgy

hierourgy noun: a sacred or holy work or worship.

Noun

hierourgy (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) A sacred or holy work or worship.
    • consummating the spiritual hierourgy1740, Daniel Waterland, Distinctions of Sacrifice

Origin of hierourgy

From hiero- + -urgy.

Questions about hierourgy

What does hierourgy mean?
Hierourgy means a sacred or holy work or worship.
What part of speech is hierourgy?
Hierourgy is a noun.

Words near hierourgy in the dictionary

  1. Hierosolyma
  2. Hierosolymitan
  3. Hierosolymite
  4. Hierosolymites
  5. hierothecae
  6. hierourgy
  7. hierurgical
  8. hierurgically
  9. hierurgies
  10. hierurgy
  11. hies

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