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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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theocracies |
| definition 1: |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority.
They questioned whether nonbelievers would be accorded all the rights of citizenship under a theocracy. |
| definition 2: |
a system of government by priests or others who claim a divine sanction.
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| derivations: |
theocratic (adj.), theocratically (adv.) |
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