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hierology

noun
hi·​er·​ol·​o·​gy | \-jē\
plural -es

Definition of hierology 

1 : a body of knowledge of sacred things : the literary or traditional embodiment of the religious beliefs of a people the hierology of Greece

2 : hagiology

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