ecclesiocracy

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noun

government by church leaders

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounecclesiocracy (countable and uncountable, plural ecclesiocracies)

plural ecclesiocracies

  1. countableuncountablegovernment by church leaders

Origin

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

From ecclesio- + -cracy.

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APA

ecclesiocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecclesiocracy

MLA

“ecclesiocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecclesiocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecclesiocracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecclesiocracy.

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