theocracy
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/θiːˈɒkɹəsɪ/
English
Definitions
noun
- Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.“Tibet was a Buddhist theocracy ruled by the Dalai Lama.”
- Rule by a god.
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Synonyms
religiousislamocracymullahcracycaliphatecaliphdomislamocratislamic fascismkhalifatecalifatecaliphismkhomeinismsheikdomkhalifatkalifatemullahismmuslimism