hagiarchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce hagiarchy in British English:
UK ['hægɪɑ:kɪ]
How to pronounce hagiarchy in American English:
US ['hægɪˌɑkɪ]
Word Origin
- hagiarchy (n.)
- "government by persons in holy orders," 1826 (Southey, "Vindiciae Ecclesiae Anglicanae"); see hagio- "holy" + -archy. Not to be confused with hagiocracy "government by persons considered holy" (1816), with -cracy.