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hierocracy

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hi·er·oc·ra·cy  (h-rkr-s, h-rk-)
n. pl. hi·er·oc·ra·cies
Government by the clergy; ecclesiastical rule.
hier·o·cratic (hr--krtk, hr-krt-), hier·o·crati·cal adj.
hierocracy [ˌhaɪəˈrɒkrəsɪ]
n pl -cies
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) government by priests or ecclesiastics
hierocratic  [ˌhaɪərəˈkrætɪk], hierocratical adj
hierocracy
ecclesiarchy.
See also: Catholicism
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Noun1.hierocracy - a ruling body composed of clergy
theocracy - a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)


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These people promoted the Temple-centered sacrificial hierocracy, legitimated by the Persian authority, with high priests appointed by the Persian authorities.
A typology of personified wisdom hymns by Miura, Nozomi / Biblical Theology Bulletin
Thus, even after Pope John XXIII opened the Roman Catholic Church to the modern world, it remained, in political form, closer to a hierocracy (a holy caste) than to a democracy (the entire holy people of God).
If the church isn't a democracy, what is it? by Appleby, R. Scott / U.S. Catholic
Assuredly, by foretelling the destruction of a Temple a preacher could invite backlash for the implied criticism of its hierocracy.
A Jewish Perspective of Jesus by Golden, Steven H. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
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