priest-king

Noun

 * 1)  A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes.
 * 2)  A theocrat, a sovereign high priest.
 * 3) * 1995 September 21, N.Y. Times Review of Books, 32/1
 * He was more like a priest-king, a combination of the Pope and a constitutional monarch.
 * 1) * 1995 September 21, N.Y. Times Review of Books, 32/1
 * He was more like a priest-king, a combination of the Pope and a constitutional monarch.
 * He was more like a priest-king, a combination of the Pope and a constitutional monarch.