Thearchy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy. countable, uncountable

    "There ends Monarchy as a Thearchie, or divine dynastie."

  2. 2
    A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.) countable, uncountable

    "From rank to rank in Thearchy divine, We angel raylets gladden in thy sight."

Synonyms

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aristocracyautarchyautonomycolonialismcommonwealthdemocracy

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"There ends Monarchy as a Thearchie, or divine dynastie."

Etymology

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

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