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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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