English Words Starting With H

• hagiographer

  nounC2
  /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfə/A writer of hagiography; a biographer of saints.
• hagiography

  nounC2
  /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/A biography that treats its subject with undue reverence, often to the point of idealisation, or a body of literature dealing with the lives of saints.
• hagiolatry

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌhæɡiˈɒlətri/The worship of or excessive veneration for saints.
• hagiology

  nounLow
  /ˌhæɡiˈɒlədʒi/Literature dealing with the lives and legends of saints.
• hagioscope

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈhæɡiəskəʊp/An opening, usually oblique, in a church wall enabling a view of the high altar from a side chapel or aisle.
• hagler

  nounRare
  /ˈhæɡlə/A person who argues or disputes, especially over the price of something in a petty, persistent manner.
• hagride

  verb-transitiveVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈhaɡraɪd/To torment, harass, or cause distress to someone, often persistently, as if by a witch or demon.
• hague

  nounLow
  /heɪɡ/The de facto capital city of the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government and parliament.
• hague peace conference

  nounLow
  /ˌheɪɡ ˈpiːs ˌkɒn.fər.əns/A major international diplomatic meeting held in The Hague, Netherlands, specifically the 1899 and 1907 conferences aimed at establishing rules of war and promoting disarmament.
• hague tribunal

  nounLow
  /ˌheɪɡ trjuːˈbaɪnəl/A major international court located in The Hague, Netherlands, dealing with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• hagueton

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈhæɡɪtən/A padded jacket or tunic worn under armour in medieval times.
• hahn

  nounVery Low
  /hɑːn/A German surname and male given name, also the German word for 'rooster' or 'cock'.
• hahnemann

  nounC2
  /ˈhɑːnəmən/The surname of Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician who founded the system of alternative medicine known as homeopathy.
• hahnium

  nounVery low
  /ˈhɑːniəm/A former name for the chemical element with atomic number 105, now called dubnium.
• haida

  nounC2
  /ˈhaɪdə/A member of an indigenous people inhabiting Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) and parts of southern Alaska.
• haidar ali

  nounVery Low
  /ˌhaɪdər ˈɑːli/A proper noun referring to Hyder Ali (c. 1720–1782), the Muslim ruler and military commander who was the Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, father of Tipu Sultan.
• haidarabad

  nounC1
  /ˌhaɪdərəˈbɑːd/A major city in southern India, capital of the state of Telangana, and a former princely state.
• haidinger fringes

  plural-nounVery Rare / Technical
  /ˈhaɪdɪŋə ˈfrɪndʒɪz/A specific optical phenomenon: a circular interference pattern produced when a transparent plate is illuminated by a convergent beam of monochromatic light.
• haiduk

  nounRare / Historical / Literary
  /ˈhaɪdʊk/A historical term for a Hungarian mounted soldier, outlaw, or mercenary, often serving as a border guard.
• haifa

  nounLow
  /ˈhaɪfə/A major port city in Israel, located on the Mediterranean coast.

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