HIEROCRACY


Meaning of HIEROCRACY in English

— hierocratic /huy'euhr euh krat"ik, huy'reuh-/ , hierocratical , adj.

/huy'euh rok"reuh see, huy rok"-/ , n. , pl. hierocracies .

rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.

[ 1785-95; HIERO- + -CRACY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .