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Monotheocratically
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: kass2-ga List Price: $3.00 |
Posted:
27 Dec 2004 11:14 PST
Expires: 26 Jan 2005 11:14 PST Question ID: 447813 |
What does monotheocratically mean?? |
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Re: Monotheocratically
From: probonopublico-ga on 27 Dec 2004 12:56 PST |
Sorry, no dictionaries indexed in the selected category contain the word monotheocratically. http://www.onelook.com/?w=monotheocratically&ls=a |
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Re: Monotheocratically
From: pinkfreud-ga on 27 Dec 2004 13:26 PST |
I have not found "monotheocratically" in any reference sources. However, I can speculate that it would be an adverb meaning "in a manner characterized by monotheocratic rule." "Monotheocratic" is an adjective referring to a state or nation governed by one God, or by officials of a religion whose tenets state that there is only one God (examples of such religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam). |
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Re: Monotheocratically
From: silver777-ga on 27 Dec 2004 23:11 PST |
Hi Kass, Was your word found in conversation or written? It sounds like a hybrid of monotheistic and autocrat with the "ally" added to form an adjective to describe one's beliefs. "He remained monotheocratically adamant in his beliefs" .. or .. "He was adamant in his monotheistic beliefs". Perhaps your speaker or writer became a little too enthusiastic with attempts at an eight syllable word. Phil |
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Re: Monotheocratically
From: robbway-ga on 29 Dec 2004 09:03 PST |
For the Answers crew, the reference I ran across for this word is the answer to "The Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2005," Saturday, Jan 1st. The true explanation may appear on Jan 2nd on www.pageaday.com when you register this calendar. I believe the only official contact on this publication must go through Workman Publishing Company. Here is my breakdown of how I interpet it: "Theocracy" (n) is in the dictionary as a form of government that uses the belief in a diety or dieties as the ultimate rulers. The rest of the word are legitimate prefixes and suffixes that build on the root word. The suffix "-ic" means "like" or "akin to." "Theocratic" (n, adj) would describe something run like a theocracy, like a "theocratic society." Mono- means singular, so theat "monotheocratic" (n, adj) should mean akin to a single theocracy (as opposed to freedom of religion) in the same way monochromatic means of a single color. Finally, the "-ally" suffix creates an adverb that explains "how" the subject acts with the verb. "Monotheocratically" would then be "in the manner akin to a single theocracy." (My answer to the same puzzle was minitheocratically, which is also missing from the dictionary. The dictionary simply doesn't combine every word with every valid prefix and suffix) |
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