🕌theocracy

noun
/θiˈɒkrəsi/

Meaning

A system of government in which priests or religious leaders rule in the name of God or a deity.

Example Sentences

The country was governed as a theocracy where religious leaders had supreme authority.

Synonyms

church rule, clerical rule, papal rule, spiritual governance

Antonyms

democracy, secularism, monarchy

Collocations

religious theocracy, Islamic theocracy, ruled by theocracy

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