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hierology
[ hahy-uh-rol-uh-jee, hahy-rol- ]
noun
- literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- hagiological literature or learning.
hierology
/ ˌhaɪərəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌhaɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- sacred literature
- a biography of a saint
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Derived Forms
- ˌhierˈologist, noun
- hierologic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hi·er·o·log·ic [hahy-er-, uh, -, loj, -ik, hahy-r, uh, -], hier·o·logi·cal adjective
- hier·olo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hierology1
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Example Sentences
The best critical writers on ancient history have agreed not to throw away the cosmogony and the hierology of Greece.
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In the Nichiren hierology, it is as though the symbolical figures in the Book of Revelation had been deified and worshipped.
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Hierology, hī-ėr-ol′o-ji, n. the science of sacred matters, esp.
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