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Ecclesiocracy in a sentence
Ecclesiocracy meaning
government by church leaders
Using Ecclesiocracy
- The main meaning on this page is: government by church leaders
- In the example corpus, ecclesiocracy often appears in combinations such as: an ecclesiocracy.
Context around Ecclesiocracy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ecclesiocracy
- In this selection, "ecclesiocracy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feudal and actually stand out and add context to how "ecclesiocracy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a feudal ecclesiocracy and an ecclesiocracy on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ecclesiocracy" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ecclesiocracy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Republican-dominated Supreme Court that just decided that the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers sexual orientation is about to anoint a feudal ecclesiocracy? (24 words)
The common, generic use of the term, as defined above in terms of rule by a church or analogous religious leadership, would be more accurately described as an ecclesiocracy. (29 words)
An ecclesiocracy, on the other hand, is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state, but do not claim that they are instruments of divine revelation. (31 words)
The papacy in the Papal States occupied a middle ground between theocracy and ecclesiocracy, since the pope did not claim he was a prophet who received revelation from God and translated it into civil law. (35 words)
While Palmquist defends theocracy in this pure form as a viable (though "non-political") political system, he warns that what normally goes by this name is actually ecclesiocracy, the most dangerous of all political systems. (35 words)
An ecclesiocracy, on the other hand, is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state, but do not claim that they are instruments of divine revelation. (31 words)
A Republican-dominated Supreme Court that just decided that the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers sexual orientation is about to anoint a feudal ecclesiocracy? (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
A Republican-dominated Supreme Court that just decided that the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers sexual orientation is about to anoint a feudal ecclesiocracy?
An ecclesiocracy, on the other hand, is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state, but do not claim that they are instruments of divine revelation.
The common, generic use of the term, as defined above in terms of rule by a church or analogous religious leadership, would be more accurately described as an ecclesiocracy.
The papacy in the Papal States occupied a middle ground between theocracy and ecclesiocracy, since the pope did not claim he was a prophet who received revelation from God and translated it into civil law.
While Palmquist defends theocracy in this pure form as a viable (though "non-political") political system, he warns that what normally goes by this name is actually ecclesiocracy, the most dangerous of all political systems.
Common combinations with ecclesiocracy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an ecclesiocracy 2×