A form of government in which supreme power is held by saints or holy religious figures; rule by the sacred.
From Greek 'hagios' (holy) plus 'kratos' (power or strength). A rare political-theological term combining two fundamental Greek political concepts.
The Vatican City is technically the world's only remaining hagiocracy, though the Pope hasn't been canonized as a saint anymore—showing how even idealized holy governments end up as conventional hierarchies.
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