State religion
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A state religion is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion, while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy. State religions are subj
Westminster Abbey is responsible directly to the British monarch. The Church of England is the established church in England.
Theocracy
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Theocracy is a form of government in which one or more deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities giving divine guidance to human intermediaries with executive, legislative or judicial power
State religion
…endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also known as a confessional state), while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy. State religions are subject to advantageous treatment by official or government-sanctioned establishments of them, ranging from incentivising citizens…
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Roman emperor Augustus as Jupiter, holding scepter and orb (first half of 1st century AD)