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Theocracy vs Caliphate - What's the difference?

theocracy | caliphate |

As nouns the difference between theocracy and caliphate

is that theocracy is government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

caliphate is a unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

theocracy

English

(wikipedia theocracy)

Noun

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

  • Rule by a god.
  • * (seeCites)

    • Hyponyms

    * sharia law

    caliphate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * khalifate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

    • Related terms

    * Caliph; Caliphist, Caliphism

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