government by the state alone, without ecclesiastical influence
• (n.) Government by the state, or by political power, in distinction from government by ecclesiastical power.
Sta·toc'ra·cy noun [ State + -cracy , as in democracy .] Government by the state, or by political power, in distinction from government by ecclesiastical power. [ R.] O. A. Brownson. 
statocracy Government or rule by the state alone, uncontrolled by ecclesiastical power.