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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 edition. Excerpt:...holy, and-poli's, a city. The name of a city. ». from the Gr., zeros, holy, and arche, government. An ecclesiastical government, a rank or suborilination of holy spirit; the subordination of angelic beings. Hiera'tic, adj. from the Gr. ieros, sacred. Set apart for sacred uses, belonging to a fine sort of paper used for sacred purposes. Hi'eroglyvh, s. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and flupho, to carve. An emblem, a figure by which an idea or word is implied; the art of writing in picture. Hierogrammate'i, s. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and gramma, a letter. The priests among the Egyptians who were to explain the mysteries of religion. Hi'erograms, s. from the Gr. ieros, holy, and gramma, a letter. Sacred writings. Hieroc'raphy, s. from the Gr. zeros, sacred, and grupho, to write. Sacred writings, writings on divinity. Hierom'ancy,. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and manteia, divination. The prediction of future events, drawn from the observation of the several circumstances attending the sacred rites. Hieromne'mon, a. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and mnao, to bring to remembrance. An officer in the Greek church, who stands behind the patriarch at the sacrament, and turns to the several parts of the service in the order in which they are to be rehearsed. Hi'erophant,. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and phaino, to show. A priest, a teacher of religion, a kind of sexton. h Hferoph'ylax, s. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and phulasso, to keep. An officer in the Greek church who was to take care of the vestry. Hieros'copy, s. from the Gr. ieros, sacred, and tkopeo, to view. A kind of divination, hieromancy. Hil'arotrage'dia, s. from the Gr. iiaros, cheer-ful, and tragedia, a tragedy. A kind of chearful tragedy. Hippel'aphus, s. from the Gr. ippos, a horse,...