hierarchism
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kiz-uh m, hahy-rahr-kiz- ]
/ ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr kɪz əm, ˈhaɪ rɑrˌkɪz- /
noun
hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
Origin of hierarchism
First recorded in 1840–50;
hierarch(y) +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM hierarchism
hi·er·ar·chist, noun an·ti·hi·er·ar·chism, nounWords nearby hierarchism
hiemal,
hier-,
hieracosphinx,
hierarch,
hierarchical,
hierarchism,
hierarchize,
hierarchy,
hieratic,
hiero-,
hierocracy
Example sentences from the Web for hierarchism
Christianity has two great adversaries: hierarchism and rationalism.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 |J. H. Merle D'AubignThere is no safety either for man or for society in hierarchism and rationalism.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign