Hierocracy
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hierocracy is a noun meaning Government by ecclesiastics.
Meaning
Government by ecclesiastics.
More Meanings
- (historical, Middle Ages) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.
Word Forms
- hierocracies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ecclesiocracy, clericocracy, ecclesiarchy, papalism, episcopacy, hieraticism.
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