theocracy
/θiːˈɒkɹəsi/ noun C2- 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.
- Rule by a god. · For quotations using this term, see Citations:theocracy.
Plural theocracies
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