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hagia

[ hey-jee-uh ]

plural noun

, Eastern Church.
  1. the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hagia1

< Late Greek, noun use of neuter plural of Greek hágios holy

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Example Sentences

But Deputy PM Arinc says he wants the Hagia Sophia to be a mosque again.

The Hagia Sophia reflects both its Christian and Muslim traditions.

A minority of Turks interviewed on the square in front of Hagia Sophia agreed with Hur.

A conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque would have international implications.

Only when the Hagia Sophia is a mosque again, it will feel truly sovereign.

In an interesting Cretan sarcophagus from Hagia Triada the life-giving power is tripled.

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