Found 2 items, similar to Theocracy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: theocracy theocracy n 1: a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided) 2: the belief in government by divine guidance
English → English (gcide) Definition: Theocracy Theocracy \The*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? God + ? to be strong, to rule, fr. ? strength: cf. F. th['e]ocratie. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom. [1913 Webster]