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Gerontocracy vs Theocracy - What's the difference?

gerontocracy | theocracy |

As nouns the difference between gerontocracy and theocracy

is that gerontocracy is government by elders while theocracy is government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

gerontocracy

English

Noun

(gerontocracies)
  • Government by elders.

    • theocracy

    English

    (wikipedia theocracy)

    Noun

    (theocracies)
  • Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

  • Rule by a god.
  • * (seeCites)

    • Hyponyms

    * sharia law