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hagiarchy

/ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/

hagiarchy noun: a government run by holy or religious people.

Noun

hagiarchy (plural hagiarchies)

  1. A government run by holy or religious people.
    • St. Benedict and the Seraphic St. Francis, personages of the highest order in the hagiarchy, found it necessary to prescribe for themselves a roll among the briars1826, Robert Southey, Letters to Charles Butler, Esq.

Forms of hagiarchy

pluralhagiarchies

Origin of hagiarchy

From hagio- + -archy.

Questions about hagiarchy

What does hagiarchy mean?
Hagiarchy means a government run by holy or religious people.
What part of speech is hagiarchy?
Hagiarchy is a noun.
How do you pronounce hagiarchy?
Hagiarchy is pronounced /ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/.
What is the plural of hagiarchy?
The plural of hagiarchy is hagiarchies.

Words near hagiarchy in the dictionary

  1. Haghill
  2. Haghtanak
  3. hagi-
  4. Hagia Sophia
  5. hagiarchies
  6. hagiarchy
  7. Hagiga
  8. hagigah
  9. hagigahs
  10. Hagigas
  11. Hagin

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