政教合一

zhèngjiàohéyī
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 union of religion and government
  2. 2 theocracy
  3. 3 Caesaropapism

Examples

Zhōngshìjì Ōuzhōu zài yídìng chéngdù shàng shíxíng zhèngjiào héyī.
Medieval Europe practiced a degree of union between church and state.
Zhèngjiào héyī de zhìdù zǎoyǐ bú shìhé xiàndài shèhuì.
A theocratic system is no longer suited to modern society.
Xīzàng lìshǐ shàng céng shì zhèngjiào héyī de shèhuì.
Historically, Tibet was a society where religious and political rule were merged.

Tips

usage
Political/historical term used for systems where religious and civil authority are fused — Tibet before 1959, pre-modern Europe, modern Iran. Opposite: 分离 (separation of church and state).

Stroke Order

zhèng
jiāo