hierocracy
[ hahy-uh-rok-ruh-see, hahy-rok- ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈrɒk rə si, haɪˈrɒk- /
noun, plural hi·er·oc·ra·cies.
rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
OTHER WORDS FROM hierocracy
hi·er·o·crat·ic [hahy-er-uh-krat-ik, hahy-ruh-] /ˌhaɪ ər əˈkræt ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə-/, hi·er·o·crat·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby hierocracy
hierarchism,
hierarchize,
hierarchy,
hieratic,
hiero-,
hierocracy,
hierodeacon,
hierodule,
hieroglyphic,
hieroglyphic hittite,
hieroglyphics
Example sentences from the Web for hierocracy
And indeed this is the fatal result of every theocracy, for it can never really be anything but a hierocracy or rule of priests.
The form of government is far nearer a democracy than a hierocracy.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers |Robert A. WatsonWhen a hierocracy has been firmly established its evolution always follows similar lines.
Tales of Bengal |S. B. BanerjeaHe met the inevitable demand of the hierocracy, "By what authority doest thou these things?"
Religion and the War |Various
British Dictionary definitions for hierocracy
hierocracy
/ (ˌhaɪəˈrɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
government by priests or ecclesiastics