hierocracy

[hahy-uh-rok-ruh-see, hahy-rok-]

hi·er·oc·ra·cy

[hahy-uh-rok-ruh-see, hahy-rok-]
noun, plural hi·er·oc·ra·cies.
rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.

Origin:
1785–95; hiero- + -cracy

hi·er·o·crat·ic [hahy-er-uh-krat-ik, hahy-ruh-] , hi·er·o·crat·i·cal, adjective
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Hierocracy has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
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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hierocracy (ˌhaɪəˈrɒkrəsɪ)
 
n , pl -cies
government by priests or ecclesiastics
 
hierocratic
 
adj
 
hiero'cratical
 
adj

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