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mullahcracy

mullahcracy noun: rule by Islamic religious leaders, or mullahs.

Noun

mullahcracy (usually uncountable, plural mullahcracies)

  1. (usually) Rule by Islamic religious leaders, or mullahs.
    • […] a firm stand against Mullahcracy is essential for the political and religious health of the country.1953, New Statesman, volume 45, page 474
    • […] officials of the ruling mullahcracy threaten to haul one of the French diplomats before an Islamic court on charges of espionage.1987 August 30, “Khomeini's Guile”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016

Forms of mullahcracy

pluralmullahcracies

Origin of mullahcracy

From mullah + -cracy.

Words formed from mullahcracy

Questions about mullahcracy

What does mullahcracy mean?
Mullahcracy means rule by Islamic religious leaders, or mullahs.
What part of speech is mullahcracy?
Mullahcracy is a noun.
What is the plural of mullahcracy?
The plural of mullahcracy is mullahcracies.

Words near mullahcracy in the dictionary

  1. mullagatawnies
  2. mullagatawny
  3. mullah
  4. mullahawn
  5. mullahcracies
  6. mullahcracy
  7. mullahcratic
  8. mullahed
  9. mullahing
  10. mullahism
  11. mullahs

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