Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - theocracy
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Theocracy
theocracy
~ n a social system or state controlled by religious leaders - theocratic adj (the imposition of a theocratic State)
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(theocracies) A theocracy is a society which is ruled by priests who represent a god. (TECHNICAL) N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -cies) Etymology: Greek theokratia, from the- + -kratia -cracy Date: 1622 1. government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided 2. a state governed by a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a form of government by God or a god directly or through a priestly order etc. 2 (the Theocracy) the Jewish commonwealth from Moses to the monarchy. Derivatives theocrat n. theocratic adj. theocratically adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1622, "sacerdotal government under divine inspiration," from Gk. theokratia "the rule of God," from theos "god" (of unknown origin, perhaps a non-I.E. word) + kratos "a rule, regime, strength." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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