hieron
[ hahy-uh-ron, hahy-ron ]
noun,plural hi·er·a [hahy-er-uh, hahy-ruh]. /ˈhaɪ ər ə, ˈhaɪ rə/.
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
Origin of hieron
1From the Greek word hierón
Words Nearby hieron
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How to use hieron in a sentence
The last-mentioned theorem naturally connects itself with the story of the crown made for hieron.
Archimedes | Thomas Little HeathPoor hieron Is now the sweating agent of your will To see these callets dance.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford DarganThen hieron May bear confirming word to him, and bring Assurance back.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford DarganBe mine this broken hour, And hieron may flute through after-time At secret doors where you lock up your favors.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford DarganAnd the worst of all is, that where flattery reigneth, it is taken for a duty, and the neglect of it for a vice: as hieron.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard Baxter
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