hierocratic

adjective

hi·​er·​o·​crat·​ic

¦hī(ə)rə¦kratik

variants or hierocratical

-tə̇kəl

: of or relating to government by ecclesiastics (as priests or prelates)

Word History

Etymology

from hierocracy, after such pairs as English democracy: democratic, democratical

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