Etymology

ecclesiocracy

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Today it means: government by church leaders Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) ← Proto-Indo-European *kret- ← English ecclesio-
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The story

  1. Englishecclesio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  3. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  4. English todayecclesiocracy

From ecclesio- + -cracy.

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