hierourgy

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noun

A sacred or holy work or worship.

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Meanings

nounhierourgy (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleteA sacred or holy work or worship.

    consummating the spiritual hierourgy

    1740, Daniel Waterland, Distinctions of Sacrifice

Origin

From hiero- + -urgy.

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APA

hierourgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierourgy

MLA

“hierourgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierourgy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hierourgy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierourgy.

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