theocracy
(noun) the belief in government by divine guidance
theocracy
(noun) a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
theocracy (countable and uncountable, plural theocracies)
Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.
Rule by a god.
• sharia law
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
