hiero-
See also: hiero
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek prefix ἱερο- (hiero-), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”)
Prefix
hiero-
- Holy, sacred.
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Denoting a man of a title such as a monk who is also a clergyman (e.g. hieromonk, hierodeacon, hieromartyr)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- hieormartyr
- hierocracy
- hierodeacon
- hierogamy
- hieroglyph
- hierogram
- hierograph
- hierolatry
- hierolisthesis
- hierology
- hieromancy
- hieromonk
- hierophobia
- hierophilia
- hieroscopy
- hierotherapy
- hierourgy
Related terms
- hieromnemon
- hieromonach
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