theocracy
noun/θiˈɒkrəsi/
/θiˈɑːkrəsi/
(plural theocracies)
- [uncountable] government of a country by religious leaders
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- [countable] a country that is governed by religious leaders
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy).
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