hagio-

a combining form meaning “saint,” “holy,” used in the formation of compound words: hagiography; hagiocracy.

Also especially before a vowel, hagi-.

Origin of hagio-

< Greek, combining form of hágios holy, sacred

Hagi Ismael would fight, but he had not strength of mind to suffer.

The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller |Francis Head
Hagi: violet-coloured dress with blue lining, the violet dye taken from sapan-wood; Shion: pale purple dress with blue lining.

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan |Various
Miyagi is the name of a field which is famous for the Hagi or Lespedeza, a small and pretty shrub, which blooms in the Autumn.

Japanese Literature |Various
She wore garments of hagi and shion over which she had put a strongly perfumed lustrous robe.

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan |Various

A sunset cloud, or a bird swinging from a hagi spray could bring sharp, swift tears to his eyes.

The Dragon Painter |Mary McNeil Fenollosa

hagio-

indicating a saint, saints, or holiness hagiography

via Late Latin from Greek, from hagios holy