Associations to the word «Theocracy»

Wiktionary

THEOCRACY, noun. Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.
THEOCRACY, noun. Rule by a god.

Dictionary definition

THEOCRACY, noun. A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided).
THEOCRACY, noun. The belief in government by divine guidance.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.