thearch
Meanings
noun
- The ruler of a thearchy, a monarch of gods
- The emperors (皇帝) of China, particularly the five legendary ones (五帝) of Chinese prehistory
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Etymology
Related to thearchy, from Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -arch.
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