单词 | hagiarchy |
释义 | hagiarchy in British English (ˈhæɡɪˌɑːkɪ) nounWord forms: plural -archies 1. government by saints, holy men, or men in holy orders 2. an order of saints hagiarchy in American English (ˈhægiˌɑrki; ˈheɪdʒiˌɑrki) nounWord forms: plural ˈhagiˌarchies hagiocracy Word origin < hagio- + -archyhagiarchy in American English (ˈhæɡiˌɑːrki, ˈheidʒi-) nounWord forms: plural -archies hagiocracy Word origin [1820–30; hagi- + -archy]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, exogenous, insider, morphology, phonetic-archy is a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usuallycorresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch. Other words that use the affix -archy include: duarchy, heptarchy, hexarchy, octarchy, polyarchy |
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