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theocracies
Variant of theocracy
noun pl. theocracies
- lit., the rule of a state by God or a god
- government by a person or persons claiming to rule with divine authority
- a country governed in this way
Related Forms:
- theocrat noun
- theocratic adjective or theocratical
- theocratically adverb
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