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hierarchism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree English hierarchy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hierarchism From hierarchy + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The principles or authority of a hierarchy.
   • The more dominant hierarchism of the West. 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:

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