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Meaning of hierocracy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi

Definitions

  1. Government by ecclesiastics.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.
    Middle-Ages, countable, historical, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hierocrat hierodeacon hierodule hierofalcon hierogamy hieroglyph

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