Definition
Government or rule by clergymen or the clergy, a form of theocracy or ecclesiastical governance.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'capellanus' (chaplain/clergyman) combined with Greek '-cracy' (rule). An obscure term reflecting debates about clerical power.
Kelly Says
Capelocracy is a wonderfully obscure term that scholars used to describe periods when the Church essentially ran the government—a perfect example of how Greek and Latin mix in English!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Hats መንግሥት
Hats men-gis-t
ARالعربية
حكم القبعات
ḥukm al-qubūʿāt
BNবাংলা
টপি শাসন
to-pee sha-san
CACatalà
capelocracy
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
CSČeština
kapelokracie
ka-pe-lo-kra-tsee-ah
DADansk
capelokrati
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
DEDeutsch
Kapelokratie
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
ELΕλληνικά
καπελοκρατία
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee-ah
ESEspañol
capelocracia
ka-pe-lo-kra-thee-ah
FAفارسی
حکومت کلاه
hukumatkolah
FISuomi
capelokrati
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
FRFrançais
capelocratie
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
GUGU
ટોપી શાસન
to-pee sha-san
HAHA
sallo mulki
sal-lo mul-kee
HEעברית
מלוכה של כובעים
me-lo-kha shel ku-ve-im
HIहिन्दी
टोपी शासन
to-pee sha-san
HUMagyar
kapelokrácia
ka-pe-lo-kra-tsee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
penakelolaan topi
pe-na-ke-lo-la-an to-pee
IGIG
Isi Ọchịchị
Ee-see och-ee-chi
ITItaliano
capelocrazia
ka-pe-lo-kra-tsee-ah
JA日本語
ケープロクラシー
ke-puro-kura-shī
KKKK
шәл билігі
she-l bi-li-gi
KMKM
កាប់ រាជ
kaap re-ach
KO한국어
캡롤로크라시
keppeu-ro-lo-keura-shi
MRMR
टोपी शासन
to-pee sha-san
MSBahasa Melayu
penakelolaan topi
pe-na-ke-lo-la-an to-pee
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေး စိုးမိုး
shwe so-mo
NLNederlands
capelocratie
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
NONorsk
capelokrati
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
PAPA
ਟੋਪੀ ਰਾਜ
to-pee ra-j
PLPolski
kapelokracja
ka-pe-lo-kra-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
capelocracia
ka-pe-lo-kra-thee-ah
RORomână
capelocrație
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee-ah
RUРусский
капелократия
ka-pe-lo-kra-ti-ya
SVSvenska
capelokrati
ka-pe-lo-kra-tee
SWKiswahili
tawala kofia
ta-wa-la ko-fee-ah
TAதமிழ்
தலைக்கவச ஆட்சி
tha-lai-ka-vas a-k-shi
TEతెలుగు
టాపీ పరిపాలన
to-pee pa-ri-pa-la-na
THไทย
ระบอบหมวก
rab-ob muak
TLTL
pamahalaang taba
pa-ma-ha-la-ang ta-ba
TRTürkçe
capelokrasi
ka-pe-lo-kra-see
UKУкраїнська
капелократія
ka-pe-lo-kra-ti-ya
URاردو
ٹوپی حکومت
to-pee huk-oo-mat
VITiếng Việt
chế độ nón
che-do non
YOYO
àgbà ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
a-gba e-she
ZH中文
帽檐统治
mào yán tǒng zhì
ZUZU
isihloko selilo
ee-shi-lo-ko se-lee-lo