THEOCRACY

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

Etymology

Noun

theocracy (countable and uncountable, plural theocracies)

Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

Rule by a god.

Hyponyms

• 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

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