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hiero-
- a combining form meaning “sacred,” “priestly,” used in the formation of compound words:
hierocracy.
hiero-
combining_form
- holy or divine
hierarchy
hierocracy
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Example Sentences
Archimedes is said to have obtained the friendship and confidence of Hiero by the following incident.
There are three fountains of water in the whole island of Hiero, wherein the fountain tree grows.
Archimedes, who was overseer of the work, spent a whole year in finishing it, Hiero daily animating the workmen with his presence.
In Sicily she preserved the most intimate alliance with Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, for fifty years.
How he laid the foundation of Hydrostatics is familiar to everyone, through the story of Hiero's crown.
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