Meaning & use
thearchy
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Government or rule by a god or gods, or a state governed in this way.
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The ancient text described a thearchy in which priests governed in the name of the gods.
Historians debated whether the early kingdom functioned as a true thearchy or merely used religious language to justify royal power.
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Closely related to "theocracy," though "thearchy" is rarer and often used more specifically for rule attributed directly to a deity rather than to religious officials.
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