Definition of Theocrecy

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Definition of Theocrecy

Theocracy, government of a State professedly in the name and under the direction as well as the sanction of Heaven.

- Wikipedia

The*oc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; God + &?; to be strong, to rule, fr. &?; strength: cf. F. 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.

The*oc"ra*cy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; God + &?; to be strong, to rule, fr. &?; strength: cf. F. 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion.
Rule by God.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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