hiero-
a combining form meaning “sacred,” “priestly,” used in the formation of compound words: hierocracy.
Nearby words
- hierarchical,
- hierarchism,
- hierarchize,
- hierarchy,
- hieratic,
- hierocracy,
- hierodeacon,
- hierodule,
- hieroglyph,
- hieroglyphic
Also especially before a vowel, hier-.
Origin of hiero-
< Greek hieró(s) holy, sacred
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hiero-
before a vowel hier-
combining form
holy or divinehierocracy; hierarchy
Word Origin for hiero-
from Greek, from hieros
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