DOUG'S WORD OF THE WEEK

hagiocracy / hag-ee-ok-ruh-see / noun: 1. Government by a body of persons esteemed as holy, such as priests or saints.
2. a state so governed.

Notes & Etymology: From the Greek hagio- (holy) + -cracy (power, rule ). A related word is hagiography (A biography of a saint).

Usage: “But before all that dancing begins, there is the contrived build-up as schools play superfluous conference tournaments (excepting the ACC with its hoops hagiocracy) to fill broadcast hours and sell tires."
John Crumpacker; Sending out an SOS: RPI's and all the jargon are maddening in March; San Francisco Chronicle; Mar 13, 2005.