thearchy means A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “thearchy” is a great word
THEARCHY — [Noun] A system of government ruled directly by a god, or the structural hierarchy governing a pantheon of deities. From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, "god") + -αρχία (-arkhía, "rule, ruling"). Unlike theocracy (which denotes a government administered by earthly clergy in a god's name) or pantheon (which is simply the collective of gods), thearchy implies the pure architecture of divine dominion itself. It is the unmediated edict from the burning bush, the precise celestial ladder of angels from seraph to principality, the immutable seating chart of Olympus—the perfect, silent order mortals can only ever approximate or betray.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -archy.
noun
- A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.“There ends Monarchy as a Thearchie, or divine dynastie.”
- A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.)“From rank to rank in Thearchy divine, We angel raylets gladden in thy sight.”