hagiocracy
[ hag-ee-ok-ruh-see, hey-jee- ]
/ ˌhæg iˈɒk rə si, ˌheɪ dʒi- /
noun, plural hag·i·oc·ra·cies.
government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
a state so governed.
Also
hagiarchy.
Words nearby hagiocracy
haggle,
hagia,
hagia sophia, cathedral of,
hagiarchy,
hagio-,
hagiocracy,
hagiographa,
hagiographer,
hagiography,
hagiolatry,
hagiology
British Dictionary definitions for hagiocracy
hagiocracy
/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
government by holy men
a state, community, etc, governed by holy men