HAGIOCRACY


Meaning of HAGIOCRACY in English

/hag'ee ok"reuh see, hay'jee-/ , n. , pl. hagiocracies .

1. government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.

2. a state so governed.

Also, hagiarchy .

[ 1840-50; HAGIO- + -CRACY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .