Diabolarchy

/daɪˈæbəlɑːrki/ noun

Definition

The rule or government of devils; a system controlled by demonic or devilish forces.

Etymology

From diabolos (devil) + -archy (rule, government). Related to diabolarch, created in theological and literary contexts.

Kelly Says

Diabolarchy was probably coined in medieval or Renaissance theology to describe what happens when evil rules a place—but the word itself has almost no historical usage, existing mostly as a theoretical opposite to monarchy or theocracy.

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