THEOCRACIES

Noun

theocracies

plural of theocracy

Source: Wiktionary

THEOCRACY

The*oc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr. théocratie. See Theism, and cf. Democracy.]

1. Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.

2. The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition