What does theocracy mean?
Theocracy means Government under the control of a state religion..
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/θiːˈɒkɹəsi/ · noun
Government under the control of a state religion..
Near-synonym: clericocracy
Tibet was a Buddhist theocracy ruled by the Dalai Lama prior to Chinese annexation.
The Vatican City State is a sovereign city-state and a Christian theocracy ruled by the Pope.
Lynch certainly seems to think to. “We feel liberated from the prism of the past,” he says. “Ireland was a theocracy.”
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Use theocracy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Theocracy means Government under the control of a state religion..
Common synonyms include clericocracy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: clericocracy
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