hagia

[hey-jee-uh]

plural noun

Eastern Church.

1. the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hagia¹

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

Example Sentences

Videos posted to TikTok place him in the city since July 2022, showing the smuggler outside the iconic Hagia Sophia and a Pakistani supermarket.

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Built in the 12th century under Norman rule, it boasts Italy's largest Byzantine-style mosaics, second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

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Like Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia, the Chora had operated as a museum for decades before it was converted into a mosque.

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In 2020, Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers for the first Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia in 86 years, brushing aside international criticism and calls for the monument to be kept as a museum.

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The cathedral was built to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

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