单词 | theocracy |
释义 | theocracy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Religiontheocracythe‧oc‧ra‧cy /θiˈɒkrəsi $ -ˈɑː-/ noun (plural theocracies) [countable]RRa social system or state controlled by religious leaders —theocratic /ˌθiːəˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective a theocratic stateExamples from the Corpustheocracy• It represented an extreme example of a theocracy - of a body politic organised essentially around religious principles.• Knox tried to create as wide a base as possible for his theocracy.• The encroachment of the Eastern political economy into Utah in essence relegated the Mormon theocracy to the status of an internal colony.• As part of your writing about the Mayas, include a discussion of theocracy. |
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