Plural of hagiocracy; systems of government in which saints or sacred religious figures hold supreme power.
From Greek 'hagios' (holy) plus 'kratos' (power), with the regular English plural '-ies.' A political-theological term.
Hagiocracy sounds like a theoretical ideal, but the Vatican and medieval theocracies were actual hagiocracies where pope-saints (canonized rulers) held absolute power based on perceived holiness.
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