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hieron
[ hahy-uh-ron, hahy-ron ]
noun
, plural hi·er·a [hahy, -er-, uh, hahy, -r, uh].
- (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hieron1
From the Greek word hierón
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Example Sentences
The last-mentioned theorem naturally connects itself with the story of the crown made for Hieron.
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Poor Hieron Is now the sweating agent of your will To see these callets dance.
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Then Hieron May bear confirming word to him, and bring Assurance back.
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Be mine this broken hour, And Hieron may flute through after-time At secret doors where you lock up your favors.
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And the worst of all is, that where flattery reigneth, it is taken for a duty, and the neglect of it for a vice: as Hieron.
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