hierology

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

noun

1. literature or learning regarding sacred things.
2. hagiological literature or learning.

hierology

/ ˌhaɪərəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌhaɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. sacred literature
2. a biography of a saint

Derived Forms

• ˌhierˈologist, noun
• hierologic, adjective

Other Words From

• hi·er·o·log·ic [hahy-er-, uh, -, loj, -ik, hahy-r, uh, -], hier·o·logi·cal adjective
• hier·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierology¹

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

Example Sentences

The best critical writers on ancient history have agreed not to throw away the cosmogony and the hierology of Greece.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Nichiren hierology, it is as though the symbolical figures in the Book of Revelation had been deified and worshipped.

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Hierology, hī-ėr-ol′o-ji, n. the science of sacred matters, esp.

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