HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Theocracy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
θiːˈɒkɹəsi

Definitions

  1. Government under the control of a state religion.
  2. Rule by a god.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: clericocracy”
“Tibet was a Buddhist theocracy ruled by the Dalai Lama prior to Chinese annexation.”
“The Vatican City State is a sovereign city-state and a Christian theocracy ruled by the Pope.”
“Lynch certainly seems to think to. “We feel liberated from the prism of the past,” he says. “Ireland was a theocracy.””
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:theocracy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Theocracy used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free