Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clericocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cleric-oc-ra-cy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rule by clerics.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: theocracy"
"Marx in his analysis of the East India Company had already characterised the nature of the company's administration — the clericocracy."
"Does this mean that religions are still more attached to (hybrid forms of) theocracy, clericocracy and monocracy than to democracy, which underlies the two principles?"

Etymology

From cleric + -o- + -cracy.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

declericalize

Synonyms

theocracy

Antonyms

anticlericalism

Rhymes With

boobocracy argentocracy czarocracy ephebocracy dollarocracy corruptocracy economocracy blobocracy clerocracy elitocracy cyberocracy athletocracy

Questions

What does clericocracy mean?: Rule by clerics.
Where does clericocracy come from?: From cleric + -o- + -cracy.

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