State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Usage example: the British monarch is the head of state, while the prime minister is the head of the government
Theocracy and state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theocracy" instead a noun "State".
Theocracy
Theocracy noun - A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided).
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Nearby Word: theocratic
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- In BioShock Infinite, Columbia is run by a theocracy with its state religion's prophet Zachary Comstock as the head of state.
Source: The Theocracy - The last traces of official theocracy were eliminated when Utah became a state is 1896.
Source: The Theocracy - It's been argued that North Korea is basically a theocracy at this point, with the cult of personality surrounding the Kim family having mutated into a state religion.
Source: The Theocracy
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Theocracy and State. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/theocracy
State & Theocracy. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/theocracy>.
Theocracy or State. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/theocracy.
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