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hierarchism
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kiz-uhm, hahy-rahr-kiz- ]
noun
- hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
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Other Words From
- hier·archist noun
- anti·hier·archism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hierarchism1
First recorded in 1840–50; hierarch(y) ( def ) + -ism
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Example Sentences
Christianity has two great adversaries: hierarchism and rationalism.
From Project Gutenberg
There is no safety either for man or for society in hierarchism and rationalism.
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