a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god: his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy [mass noun]: it is a society just emerging from theocracy
(the Theocracy) the commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king.
Derivatives
theocrat
Pronunciation: /ˈθiːəkrat/
noun
theocratic
Pronunciation: /θɪəˈkratɪk/
adjective
theocratically
Pronunciation: /θɪəˈkratɪk(ə)li/
adverb
Origin:
early 17th century: from Greek theokratia(see theo-, -cracy)
