thearchy
Meanings
noun
- A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.
- A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.)
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -archy.
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