Theocracy

[θɪ'ɒkrəsɪ] or [θɪ'ɑkrəsi]

Definition

(noun.) the belief in government by divine guidance.

(noun.) a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided).

Edited by Elsie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.

(n.) The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.

Inputed by Alex

Definition

n. that constitution of a state in which the Almighty is regarded as the sole sovereign and the laws of the realm as divine commands rather than human ordinances—the priesthood necessarily becoming the officers of the invisible ruler: the state thus governed.—ns. Thē′ocrat Theoc′ratist.—adjs. Theocrat′ic -al.

Edited by Denny