Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
a state or government which is run by priests or clergy. A recent example of a theocracy is Iran immediately after the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, when the Ayotollah Khomeini gained power. Theocracies are becoming more common as Islamic fundamentalism grows in strength.
a government or rule by priests or clergy representing God
From Greek, "divine rule"; the idea that God should be the ultimate ruler, over or instead of human rulers. See zealots.
rule by God or, in an extended sense, by God's Law and/or God's agents.
A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
Any government in which the leaders of the government are also the leaders of the religion and they rule as representatives of the deity.
a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
the belief in government by divine guidance
a country where the Church and the State are established - a form of government directed through a priestly order
a dictatorship that rules through force and fear
a form of government based entirely upon religion
a God-governed society ( Theo meaning God)
a government in which religious leaders run the government and sometimes are the government officials, who declare that the law is what they say it is--even if their laws conflict with the Higher Law safeguards on fairness and individual liberty
a government in which the governmental rulers are identical with the leaders of the dominant religion
a government ruled by God, a government whose law code is solidly founded on the laws of the Bible
a government that is subject to a religious authority
a government where God rules literally
a government which derives its power immediately from God
a marriage of church and state
a nation led by a head of state who claims to be an agent of divine power
A government ruled by a religious authority claiming to rule by divine sanction
Rule by religion. A government that is based on theistic beliefs. Iran is a theocracy.
A nation or state in which the clergy exercise political power, an in which religious law is dominant over civil law.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not have a democratic organization. They submit to the rigid control of a few leaders and believe that the entire organization is under the direct rule of Jehovah. They believe they have a theocratic ministry to perform.
Government of the fundies, by the fundies and for the fundies.
(adj. theocratic; Greek for "rule of God") A constitution in which God is regarded as ruler or soverelgn.
From the Greek words: "Theos" (God) and "cratein" (to rule). A government in which the church and state are unified. Such a union is generally has disastrous effects on human rights, particularly for women and various minorities. This form of government is common among Muslim countries.