Word: hierocracy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hi
er
oc
ra
cy
Definition: The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power.
Morphemes:
Affix: hiero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Holy, sacred.
Affix: -cracy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρᾰ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kratos
Meaning: strength, power
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns