Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ero-pho-bia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of what is religious or sacred.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Irreligion and hierophobia of the Republicans."
"Unhappily for Owen, he had conceived a kind of hierophobia in childhood which never left him. He saw in religion only a contrivance for making men cowards towards God and slaves to each other."

Etymology

From hiero- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hiero
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hierophobia mean?: Fear of what is religious or sacred.
Where does hierophobia come from?: From hiero- + -phobia.

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