thearchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.
  2. A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.)

Word forms

thearchy thearchies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -archy.

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