thearchy
thearchy · thearchies
A government ruled by God or a godA government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.
(countable, uncountable)A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.)
Origin
From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule,From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -archy.
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Forms
plural: thearchies| Singular | thearchy |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable