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theocracy

🇬🇧 UK/θi'ɒkrәsi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A system of government in which religious leaders or divine authority rules the state.

神权政治;神权国家

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
theogod
+
cracyroot
=theocracy

Common Collocations

  • 1.religious theocracy宗教神权政治
  • 2.[establish a theocracy]建立神权国家
  • 3.theocracy and democracy神权政治与民主
  • 4.[theocratic rule]神权统治

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Iran is often cited as a modern example of a theocracy.

  • 2.

    In a theocracy, religious law takes precedence over civil legislation.

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