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Noun: theocracy  thee'ó-kru-see
  1. A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
     
  2. The belief in government by divine guidance

Derived forms: theocracies

Type of: form of government, ideology, mythos, political orientation, political system, political theory

Encyclopedia: Theocracy

Nearest

thenar
thence
thenceforth
thenceforward
Theobid
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao
theobromine
theocentric
theocentrism
theocracy
theocrat
theocratic
theodicy
theodolite
theodolitic
Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Schwann
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dwight Weld