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theocracy

θi'ɒkrәsi5 senses · 351 ms
Level C2GRE
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noun/θiːˈɒkɹəsi/
  1. 1

    Government under the control of a state religion.countableuncountable

    • Near-synonym: clericocracy
    • Tibet was a Buddhist theocracy ruled by the Dalai Lama prior to Chinese annexation.
  2. 2

    Rule by a god.countableuncountable

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:theocracy.

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