Home › Words › H › hierocrathierocrathierocrat means A ruler in a hierocracy (government by priests).EtymologyFrom hiero- + -crat.nounA ruler in a hierocracy (government by priests).A supporter of hierocracy (any sense).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hierocracy 84% match — Government by ecclesiastics. vs hierocrat →theocrat 76% match — The ruler of a theocracy, a priest-king. vs hierocrat →hagiocracy 73% match — Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. vs hierocrat →hierarch 72% match — One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order. vs hierocrat →clericocracy 69% match — Rule by clerics. vs hierocrat →hagiarchy 68% match — A government run by holy or religious people. vs hierocrat →thearchy 66% match — A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy. vs hierocrat →clerocracy 65% match — government by clerics vs hierocrat →