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hierocracy.

Government by ecclesiastics.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/US
  1. Government by ecclesiastics.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.

    Middle-Ages · countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From hiero- + -cracy.

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