sophocracy

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noun

Political rule by philosophers.

OriginAncient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) ← Proto-Indo-European *kret- ← English sopho- →
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Meanings

nounsophocracy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesPolitical rule by philosophers.

Origin

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

From sopho- + -cracy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 圣贤政治, 聖賢之道
  • 圣贤政治 (shèngxián zhèngzhì)political rule by philosophers
  • 聖賢之道political rule by philosophers
  • 圣贤之道 (shèngxián zhī dào)political rule by philosophers
Finnish sofokratia
  • sofokratiapolitical rule by philosophers
Portuguese sofocracia
  • sofocraciapolitical rule by philosophers

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

poshocracyshopocracy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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