theocracy
noun, plural the·oc·ra·cies.
Origin of theocracy
Examples from the Web for theocracy
Contemporary Examples of theocracy
He challenged the very core of the Iranian theocracy and demanded respect for basic human rights.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015Movements.Org
December 25, 2014
Salafis, who believe in a Muslim theocracy, say the Egyptian government must interpret Shariah and enforce it upon the nation.
They shudder from the mere thought that Rabbi Amar's admonition may come about and Israel will turn into a theocracy.
Nor, for that matter, is the Iranian theocracy, Hamas, or Hizbullah.
In that sense America, like [Old Testament] Israel, is a theocracy.
Historical Examples of theocracy
The Massachusetts colonial government has been called a theocracy.
The Land We Live InHenry Mann
They are the hieroglyphics of feudalism, succeeding those of theocracy.
Notre-Dame de ParisVictor Hugo
So Garotte became a sort of theocracy, with Judge Rablay as ruler.
Eatin' Crow; and The Best Man In GarotteFrank Harris
In the Theocracy, the Hebrew nation were the hereditary nobles.
The Parables of Our LordWilliam Arnot
They had visions of a theocracy, and were impatient of an earthly king.