pneumatocracy

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noun

The rule of the spirit in government; a spiritual approach to politics.

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Meanings

nounpneumatocracy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe rule of the spirit in government; a spiritual approach to politics.

Origin

From pneumato- + -cracy, coined in 1973 by Dutch mystic Johan Quanjer.

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APA

pneumatocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatocracy

MLA

“pneumatocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatocracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumatocracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatocracy.

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