priest-king

== English == === Etymology === From priest +‎ king. === Noun === priest-king (plural priest-kings) (religion) A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes. (religion) A theocrat, a sovereign high priest. 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. === Anagrams === spirketing