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pornocracy

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10 lettersPronunciation /pɔːˈnɒkɹəsɪ/Sorted accnooprryStarts with PEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons.

Word origin

Probably borrowed from German Pornokratie, first found in the writings of Austrian-born Biblical scholar Alfred Edersheim (1825–1889), from Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē, “female prostitute”) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, “-cracy”, suffix indicating “government, rule”); analysable as porno- + -cracy.

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  • Under the pornocracy (government of harlots) in the first half of the 10th century, the Papacy was degraded and all Italy torn by factions.

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