hagio- root words — words with the hagio- root

The root hagio- comes from Greek hagios, meaning holy, saintly. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including hagiarchy, hagiocracy, hagiographic, hagiographies, hagiography, hagiolatries, hagiolatry, hagiologies, hagiologist, hagiology, hagioscope. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hagio- root

Explore words with hagio- — words containing the hagio- root and sharing its sense of "holy, saintly". Examples include hagiarchy, hagiocracy, hagiographic, hagiographies, hagiography, hagiolatries, hagiolatry, hagiologies, hagiologist, hagiology, hagioscope. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The hagio- root means holy, saintly, from Greek hagios. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.