Pornocracy

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  • n. A government by prostitutes, or a government dominated by them.
  • n. The period in the papacy known as The Rule of the Harlots, being about 30 or 60 years starting in 904 A.D.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The rule of prostitutes; dominating influence of courtezans.
  • Word Usage
    "The pontificate of Sergius III was remarkable for the rise of what papal historians call a "pornocracy," or rule of the harlots, a reversal of the natural order as they saw it, according to Liber pontificalis and a later chronicler who was also biased against Sergius III."
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