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hagiocracy

[ hag-ee-ok-ruh-see, hey-jee- ]

noun

plural hagiocracies.
  1. government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
  2. a state so governed.

hagiocracy

/ ˌæɡɪˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. government by holy men
  2. a state, community, etc, governed by holy men
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hagiocracy1

First recorded in 1840–50; hagio- + -cracy

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