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hiero-

a combining form meaning “sacred,” “priestly,” used in the formation of compound words: hierocracy.
Also, especially before a vowel, hier-.


Origin:
< Gk hieró(s) holy, sacred
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pref.  Sacred; holy: hierology.

[Greek, from hieros, holy; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
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