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Imperial cult
An
imperial cult
is a form of
state religion
in which an
emperor
, or a
dynasty
of emperors (or rulers of another title), are
worshipped
as
demigods
or
deities
. "
Cult
" here is used to mean "
worship
", not in the modern pejorative sense. The cult may be one of
personality
in the case of a newly arisen
Euhemerus
figure or one of national identity (e.g., Egyptian
Pharaoh
,
Ethiopian Empire
or
Empire of Japan
) or supranational identity in the case of a
multi-ethnic
state (e.g.,
Imperial Era China
,
Roman Empire
). A
divine king
is a
monarch
who is held in a special
religious
significance by his subjects, and serves as both head of state and a
deity
or head religious figure. This system of government combines
theocracy
with an
absolute monarchy
.
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