Cosmocrat
/ˈkɒz.mə.kræt/noun
A person or power regarded as ruling the world or the cosmos.
Did you know?The Greek form kosmokrator appears in Ephesians 6:12, where it is translated as “world-rulers of this darkness,” giving the word a distinctly supernatural shadow.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόσμος (kosmos)
“Order, arrangement, or the ordered universe”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κράτος (kratos)
“Strength, power, or rule”
Classical Greek
Greek
κοσμοκράτωρ (kosmokratōr)
“World-ruler; one who exercises power over the cosmos”
Late Antiquity
Greek
κοσμοκράτορες (kosmokratores)
“World-rulers, especially supernatural powers in Christian theological language”
19th Century
English
cosmocrat
“A person claiming or imagined to possess universal rule”
Modern English
English
cosmocrat
“A ruler of the world or cosmos”