"hiero-" meaning in English

See hiero- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek prefix ἱερο- (hiero-), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|ἱερο-}} ἱερο- (hiero-), {{m|grc|ἱερός||sacred, holy}} ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} hiero-
  1. Holy, sacred. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Monasticism Translations (Translations): hiero- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-hiero--en-prefix-Vy04etsu Disambiguation of Monasticism: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 64 36
  2. (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Denoting a man of a title such as a monk who is also a clergyman (e.g. hieromonk, hierodeacon, hieromartyr) Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy
    Sense id: en-hiero--en-prefix-HEo-7KCf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hieromnemon, hieromonach, hierarchy

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