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hierarchism
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kiz-uhm, hahy-rahr-kiz- ]
/ ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr kɪz əm, ˈhaɪ rɑrˌkɪz- /
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noun
hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
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Origin of hierarchism
First recorded in 1840–50; hierarch(y) + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM hierarchism
hi·er·ar·chist, nounan·ti·hi·er·ar·chism, nounWords nearby hierarchism
hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch, hierarchical, hierarchism, hierarchize, hierarchy, hieratic, hiero-, hierocracy
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How to use hierarchism in a sentence
Christianity has two great adversaries: hierarchism and rationalism.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'AubignThere is no safety either for man or for society in hierarchism and rationalism.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign