Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierarchism

/ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-er-ar-chism
IPA: /ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principles or authority of a hierarchy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The more dominant hierarchism of the West."

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hierarchisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hierarchism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪəɹɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm/.
What does hierarchism mean?: The principles or authority of a hierarchy.
Where does hierarchism come from?: 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.

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