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hagiarchy
hagiarchy n. 
/ˈheɪdʒɪɑːki/, /ˈheɪdʒiˌɑrki/, /ˈheɪɡiˌɑrki/ an order, hierarchy, or collective body of saints; (also) a government consisting of saints or holy people; cf. hagiocracy n.
Brit. /ˈhaɡɪɑːki/
, /ˈhaɡɪɑːki//ˈheɪdʒɪɑːki/U.S. /ˈhæɡiˌɑrki/
, /ˈhæɡiˌɑrki//ˈheɪdʒiˌɑrki//ˈheɪɡiˌɑrki/ΘΚΠ
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1826 R. Southey Vindiciæ Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ 323 Personages of the highest order in the hagiarchy.
1880 J. B. Gross Thoughts for Fireside & School 2nd Ser. 36 This hagiarchy, or sacred government, was to be located within terrestrial limits.
1963 E. Gellner in J. A. Pitt-Rivers Mediterranean Countrymen 148 This paper aims at presenting a sketch of the Saints..of a North African hagiarchy.
1996 Times 24 Feb. (Magazine section) 33/4 St Clare who assisted St Francis of Assisi, St Thérèse of Lisieux and St Bernadette of Lourdes, have become venerated members of the hagiarchy.
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