| HIEROCRACY | • hierocracy n. Government by ecclesiastics. • hierocracy n. (Historical, Middle Ages) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power. • HIEROCRACY n. government by priests or religious ministers. |
| HIEROCRATS | • hierocrats n. Plural of hierocrat. • HIEROCRAT n. a governing priest. |
| HIERODULES | • hierodules n. Plural of hierodule. • HIERODULE n. a temple slave in the service of a specified deity. |
| HIERODULIC | • hierodulic adj. Pertaining to hierodules. • HIERODULIC adj. relating to a hierodule, a temple slave in the service of a specified deity. |
| HIEROGLYPH | • hieroglyph n. An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system. • hieroglyph n. (Informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol. • hieroglyph v. To represent by hieroglyphs. |
| HIEROGRAMS | • hierograms n. Plural of hierogram. • HIEROGRAM n. a sacred or hieroglyphic symbol. |
| HIEROGRAPH | • hierograph n. A sacred symbol. • HIEROGRAPH n. a sacred symbol. |
| HIEROLATRY | • hierolatry n. The worship of saints. • HIEROLATRY n. worship of saints or sacred things. |
| HIEROLOGIC | • hierologic adj. Alternative form of hierological. • HIEROLOGIC adj. relating to hierology, the science of sacred matters, also HIEROLOGICAL. |
| HIEROMANCY | • hieromancy n. Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy. • HIEROMANCY n. divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice. |
| HIEROPHANT | • hierophant n. (Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of… • hierophant n. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. • hierophant n. One who explains or makes a commentary. |
| HIEROSCOPY | • hieroscopy n. Hieromancy. • HIEROSCOPY n. divination using entrails. |