hierocracy
English
Etymology
hiero- + -cracy
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪəˈɹɑkɹəsi/
Noun
hierocracy (countable and uncountable, plural hierocracies)
- Government by ecclesiastics.
- (historical, Middle Ages) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.
Derived terms
- hierocrat
- hierocratic
See also
- Appendix:Forms of government