hiero-

a combining form meaning “sacred,” “priestly,” used in the formation of compound words: hierocracy.

Nearby words

hierarchical, hierarchism, hierarchize, hierarchy, hieratic, hiero-, hierocracy, hierodeacon, hierodule, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphic hittite

Also especially before a vowel, hier-.

Origin of hiero-

< Greek hieró(s) holy, sacred

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British Dictionary definitions for hiero-

hiero-

before a vowel hier-

combining form

holy or divinehierocracy; hierarchy

Word Origin for hiero-

from Greek, from hieros

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