单词 | theocracy |
释义 | theocracy —theocratic /thee'euh krat"ik/, theocratical, adj. —theocratically, adv. /thee ok"reuh see/, n. , pl. theocracies. 1. a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. 2. a system of government by priests claiming a divine commission. 3. a commonwealth or state under such a form or system of government. [1615-25; < Gk theokratía. See THEO-, -CRACY] |
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