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Definition of theocracy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

theocracy

noun
 
/θiˈɒkrəsi/
 
/θiˈɑːkrəsi/
(plural theocracies)
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  1. [uncountable] government of a country by religious leaders
  2. [countable] a country that is governed by religious leaders
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy).
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