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hagiarchy

[ hag-ee-ahr-kee, hey-jee- ]
/ ˈhæg iˌɑr ki, ˈheɪ dʒi- /
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noun, plural hag·i·arch·ies.
hagiocracy.
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Origin of hagiarchy

First recorded in 1820–30; hagi- + -archy

Words nearby hagiarchy

haggard, hagged, haggis, haggle, hagia, hagiarchy, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer
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British Dictionary definitions for hagiarchy

hagiarchy
/ (ˈhæɡɪˌɑːkɪ) /
noun plural -archies
government by saints, holy men, or men in holy orders
an order of saints
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