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hiero- (hī′ər ō′, -ər ə)

sacred, holy hierocracy

Etymology: < Gr hieros, sacred, holy < IE base *eis-, to move violently, excite > Sans *iṣṇti, (he) sets in motion, L ira, ire, ON eisa, to rush on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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