"angelocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angelocracies [plural]
Etymology: angel + -ocracy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|angel|ocracy}} angel + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun}} angelocracy (plural angelocracies)
  1. Government or rule by angels.
    Sense id: en-angelocracy-en-noun-SCwUEMiG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ocracy

Inflected forms

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