hierocracy

English

Etymology

From hiero- +‎ -cracy.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi

Noun

hierocracy (countable and uncountable, plural hierocracies)

  1. Government by ecclesiastics.
  2. (historical, Middle Ages) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Forms of government
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