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noun,
plural
hi·er·oc·ra·cies.
rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
Origin:
1785–95;
hiero-
+
-cracy
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hi·er·o·crat·i·cal,
adjective
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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hierocracy
(ˌhaɪəˈrɒkrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
government by priests or ecclesiastics
hierocratic
—
adj
hiero'cratical
—
adj
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