theocracy

noun
/θiːˈɒkɹəsi/

Government under the control of a state religion.

Related words

theocrat
theocratic

Example sentences

“This country is headed toward a fascist theocracy.”
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This definition is adapted from “theocracy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.