hierology

[ hahy-uh-rol-uh-jee, hahy-rol- ]

/ ˌhaɪ əˈrɒl ə dʒi, haɪˈrɒl- /

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noun

literature or learning regarding sacred things.

hagiological literature or learning.

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Origin of hierology

First recorded in 1830–40; hiero- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM hierology

hi·er·o·log·ic

[hahy-er-uh-loj-ik, hahy-ruh-], /ˌhaɪ ər əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə-/, hi·er·o·log·i·cal, adjectivehi·er·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby hierology

hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology, hierogram, hierogrammat, hierolatry, hierology, hieromonk, hieron, Hieronymic, Hieronymite, Hieronymus

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How to use hierology in a sentence

The best critical writers on ancient history have agreed not to throw away the cosmogony and the hierology of Greece.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
In the Nichiren hierology, it is as though the symbolical figures in the Book of Revelation had been deified and worshipped.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
Hierology, hī-ėr-ol′o-ji, n. the science of sacred matters, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hierology

hierology

/ (ˌhaɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

sacred literature

a biography of a saint

Derived forms of hierology

hierologic (ˌhaɪərəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hierological, adjectivehierologist, noun

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