1. The performance of sacred rites or religious ceremonies; priestly or sacred work.
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly historical or theological

Examples

• The bishop oversaw the hierurgy of the Easter Mass.
• Ancient hierurgy involved elaborate rituals and symbolic gestures.
• Scholars studied the hierurgy of early Christian worship practices.
• The temple's hierurgy was performed by ordained priests.
• Medieval hierurgy combined Greek and Latin liturgical traditions.