hagia

American  

[hey-jee-uh] / ˈheɪ dʒi ə /

plural noun

Eastern Church.

1. the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.

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Etymology

Origin of hagia

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

Example Sentences

At the edge of Europe, for example, he goes to the great Byzantine church of the Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Erected in the sixth century by Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia—a center of Orthodoxy for nearly 1,000 years and an Ottoman mosque for centuries—has been the backdrop for contests of political and religious power from its beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal

The town’s dominant monument is Little Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine church that in the eighth century hosted the last ecumenical council recognized by both the Eastern and Western churches.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC