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hierology
hi·er·ol·o·gy
/
ˌhaɪ
əˈrɒl
ə
dʒi, haɪˈrɒl-
/
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[
hahy-
uh
-
rol
-
uh
-jee, hahy-
rol
-
]
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noun
1.
literature or learning regarding sacred things.
2.
hagiological literature or learning.
Origin:
1830–40;
hiero-
+
-logy
Related forms
hi·er·o·log·ic
/
ˌhaɪ
ər
əˈlɒdʒ
ɪk
,
ˌhaɪ
rə-
/
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[
hahy-er-
uh
-
loj
-ik
,
hahy-r
uh
-
]
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,
hi·er·o·log·i·cal,
adjective
hi·er·ol·o·gist,
noun
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hierology
(ˌhaɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-gies
1.
sacred literature
2.
a biography of a saint
hierologic
—
adj
hiero'logical
—
adj
hier'ologist
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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