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hierology
noun
hi·er·ol·o·gy
\-jē\
Definition of hierology
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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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Origin and Etymology of hierology
hier- + -logy
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