Kirchenstaat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- theocracy noun A system of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of a god, and religious law is the law of the state.
Senses
Kirchenstaat is used for these senses in English:
- Papal States (historical) A country in southern Europe that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy (and some enclaves in France) over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.
- theocracy Government under the control of a state religion.
theocracy — full definition
- noun A system of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of a god, and religious law is the law of the state.
- noun A state or country governed in this way.