Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagiarchy

/ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha-gia-rchy
IPA: /ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government run by holy or religious people.

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

From hagio- + -archy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hagio
Suffix: archy

Inflected Forms

hagiarchies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hagiarchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪdʒiˌɑː(ɹ)ki/.
What does hagiarchy mean?: A government run by holy or religious people.
Where does hagiarchy come from?: From hagio- + -archy.

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