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hiero

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Instead, Storm was assimilated into Hiero with a big price tag for a handful of customers.

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Quick take

Hiero or hieron ("holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek shrine, temple, or temple precinct.

Meaning at a glance

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N

Hiero or hieron ("holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek shrine, temple, or temple precinct.

N

(Greek: Ἱέρων, Hiéron) a minor work by Xenophon, set as a dialogue between Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and the lyric poet Simonides about 474 BC.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hiero.

N

Hiero or hieron ("holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek shrine, temple, or temple precinct.

N

(Greek: Ἱέρων, Hiéron) a minor work by Xenophon, set as a dialogue between Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and the lyric poet Simonides about 474 BC.

Example sentences

1

Instead, Storm was assimilated into Hiero with a big price tag for a handful of customers.

2

He steadies the boy with hands on the hip bones, reaches up with his stylized hiero- glyph hands and snaps the boy's neck.

3

I've flown between Tenerife and La Gomera and El Hiero a few times - I was curious if they did the inter island flights, which I don't think they do.

4

I was not intending to go beyond Italian and recent examples, but I am unwilling to leave out Hiero, the Syracusan, he being one of those I have named above.

Proper noun examples

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I was not intending to go beyond Italian and recent examples, but I am unwilling to leave out Hiero, the Syracusan, he being one of those I have named above.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use hiero in a sentence?

Instead, Storm was assimilated into Hiero with a big price tag for a handful of customers.

What does hiero mean?

Hiero or hieron ("holy place" or "sacred place") is an ancient Greek shrine, temple, or temple precinct.

What part of speech is hiero?

hiero is commonly used as N.