hagiarchy

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/ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki//ˈhædʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/

noun

A government run by holy or religious people.

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Meanings

nounhagiarchy (plural hagiarchies)

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 briars

    1826, Robert Southey, Letters to Charles Butler, Esq.

Origin

From hagio- + -archy.

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APA

hagiarchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiarchy

MLA

“hagiarchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiarchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hagiarchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiarchy.

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