Thanatocracy Definition

noun

Nominal governance by a dead person, through posthumous holding of an official position of authority, or by popular veneration and lasting influence of a personal ideology.

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The enactment of mass and organized killing as an official policy of a state.

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The enactment of policies held to lead, directly or indirectly, to death or an increased risk of death.

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A culture in which rituals relating to the dead play a unique or important role.

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(figuratively) Endemic stagnation or decay.

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Other Word Forms of Thanatocracy

Noun

Singular:
thanatocracy
Plural:
thanatocracies

Origin of Thanatocracy

  • From Greek thanato-, "death", and -cracy, "rule".

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