thearchy
/ˈθiːɑːrki/
noun
- A system of government in which a god or gods are recognized as the supreme rulers.
- Ancient Egypt was a thearchy where the pharaoh was seen as a living god.
- Some scholars argue that theocracy and thearchy are closely related concepts.
- The tribe's social structure was based on a thearchy, with priests interpreting divine will.
- A group of gods or divine beings considered as a ruling body.
- The epic describes a war among the members of the celestial thearchy.
- The Hindu pantheon forms a complex thearchy with many deities.
- In Greek mythology, the Olympian thearchy governed the world from Mount Olympus.