teocracia

See also: teocràcia

Galician

Noun

teocracia f (plural teocracias)

1. theocracy (government under the control of a state-sponsored religion)

Related terms

• teocrático

Further reading

• “teocracia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

teo- +‎ -cracia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌte.o.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌte.o.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌte.o.kɾaˈsi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛ.ɔ.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: te‧o‧cra‧ci‧a

Noun

teocracia f (plural teocracias)

1. theocracy (government under the control of a state-sponsored religion)

Related terms

• teocrata
• teocrático

Further reading

• “teocracia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From teo- +‎ -cracia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teoˈkɾaθja/ [t̪e.oˈkɾa.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teoˈkɾasja/ [t̪e.oˈkɾa.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: te‧o‧cra‧cia

Noun

teocracia f (plural teocracias)

1. theocracy (government under the control of a state-sponsored religion)

Related terms

• teócrata
• teocrático

Further reading

• “teocracia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024