theocratic ruler

C29420
concept

A theocratic ruler is a leader who holds both supreme political authority and religious power, governing a state according to divine law or religious doctrine.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
ecclesiastical ruler 3
priest-king 3
theocratic ruler canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: theocratic ruler
Generated description
A theocratic ruler is a leader who holds both supreme political authority and religious power, governing a state according to divine law or religious doctrine.

Instances (14)

Instance Via concept surface
Christopher the Spendthrift ecclesiastical ruler
Bogd Khan
Tuʻi Tonga sacred kingship
iraca
surface form: Iraca
priest‑king
Melchizedek priest-king
King of Münster
Rex Nemorensis priest-king
Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl priest-king
Prince-Bishop secular ruler
Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom theocratic title
Prince-bishop of Neuss ecclesiastical ruler
Great Sun hereditary ruler divine king
Great Sun chief sacred ruler
Prince-Archbishop of Bremen ecclesiastical ruler