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Synonyms & Antonyms of theocracy
1
a system of government in which a religious body holds unlimited power
- Under a theocracy, an entire nation officially follows one religion.
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2
a group of people who live in a territory ruled by a religious body
- The country was a theocracy governed by religious leaders.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for theocracy
- commonwealth,
- country,
- land,
- nation,
- sovereignty
- (also sovranty),
- state
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The first known use of theocracy was in 1622
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