noun
Meaning 1
Government by ecclesiastics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
hierocracy
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US: /haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/
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rhymes with -ɒkɹəsi
noun
Meaning 2
The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Middle-Ages, countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
a ruling body composed of clergy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: theocracy
History
Etymology
From hiero- + -cracy.