Definition of theocracy in English:

theocracy

nounPlural theocracies θɪˈɒkrəsiθiˈɑkrəsi

1A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
神权政治；僧侣政治
his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy
mass noun it is a society just emerging from theocracy
Example sentencesExamples
- But the speech was most notable for the force with which Yeats pleaded that the Free State should not become a theocracy.
- Putting God in the public square runs the risk of turning our democracy into a theocracy.
- A closing chapter attempts to interpret a Christian theocracy in the context of a pluralistic culture.
- The real argument for war was the neocon contention that the Middle East is an economic backwater ruled by medieval theocracies that has become a breeding ground for high stakes terrorism.
- When Aikenhead climbed the scaffold Scotland was not far off being a theocracy in everything but name.
- The earth will have a theocracy; being ruled by God will bring perfection into the earth.
- First he debunks the criticism that the constitution establishes an Islamic theocracy.
- Iran has made the transition in the last twenty years from a nominal constitutional monarchy to a democratic theocracy.
- There is one group that wants to use democracy as an excuse for political payback and create a theocracy not a democracy.
- This is the fundamental difference between kingdoms, theocracies, feudal states, and a democratic republic.
- The Christian Right and their political minions advocate a total theocracy, plain and simple.
- Unquestionably those good English zealots founded unforgiving theocracies on the soil of New England.
- Tibet was a theocracy, ruled by incarnate Buddhas, and, in imitation of China, it had adopted a policy of almost complete exclusion.
- It would have been entirely possible for them to annul the constitution and implement a theocracy.
- All the signs lead one to believe that elections will lead to a theocracy (which I dread).
- This sort of behaviour is why many of us who have supported the fight against fascist theocracies abroad are worried about its strident counterpart at home in the democratic West.
- Democracies run by corrupt individuals will be corrupt; just as dictatorships or theocracies will be corrupt if their leaders are corrupt.
- Representatives of autocratic theocracies that finance terror, oppress women and consider homosexuality a capital crime are welcomed at many campuses.
- The implication is that the party supports replacing democracy with an Islamic theocracy.
- As long as an unelected theocracy doesn't emerge, the US will be relatively happy to declare victory and leave.
1. 1.1 The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king.
  （古代犹太国自摩西至扫罗当选以色列国王期间的）神权政治时代；政教合一体制
  Example sentencesExamples
  Israel, in the days of the Theocracy, lacked a capital city.
  In the Old Testament God's purpose was fulfilled through Israel and the Theocracy.

Derivatives

theocrat

noun ˈθiːəkratˈθiəˌkræt

An advocate of a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
神权政治；僧侣政治
many of the public officials are Christian theocrats
Example sentencesExamples
- After all it is hard to make a robust defence of secularism in the face of theocrats when our society allows the promotion of religious ideology to children in state-backed ‘Faith Schools’.
- For the theocrats, ‘family values’ is shorthand for the forced, governmentally sanctioned reassertion of patriarchy.
- Lest there be any remaining doubt about the utter contempt for democracy of the theocrats in opposition to same-sex marriage this latest gesture should put it to rest.

theocratically

adverbθɪəˈkratɪk(ə)liθiəˈkrædək(ə)li

There were two ways of consolidating power - militarily and theocratically.
Example sentencesExamples
- The authority established by the laws of Moses was theocratic and was exercised theocratically for an extended period.
- The option of democracy may not be what a theocratically minded nation wants.
- Your quality of life and standard of living would be more than double what your brothers in neighboring theocratically repressed nations have.
- He stated that he would not want to live in a "theocratically organized society."

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy).

Rhymes

adhocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, gerontocracy, gynaecocracy (US gynecocracy), hierocracy, hypocrisy, meritocracy, mobocracy, monocracy, plutocracy, technocracy

Definition of theocracy in US English:

theocracy

nounTHēˈäkrəsēθiˈɑkrəsi

1A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
神权政治；僧侣政治
his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy
mass noun it is a society just emerging from theocracy
Example sentencesExamples
- Unquestionably those good English zealots founded unforgiving theocracies on the soil of New England.
- The Christian Right and their political minions advocate a total theocracy, plain and simple.
- As long as an unelected theocracy doesn't emerge, the US will be relatively happy to declare victory and leave.
- Putting God in the public square runs the risk of turning our democracy into a theocracy.
- It would have been entirely possible for them to annul the constitution and implement a theocracy.
- The implication is that the party supports replacing democracy with an Islamic theocracy.
- Tibet was a theocracy, ruled by incarnate Buddhas, and, in imitation of China, it had adopted a policy of almost complete exclusion.
- There is one group that wants to use democracy as an excuse for political payback and create a theocracy not a democracy.
- First he debunks the criticism that the constitution establishes an Islamic theocracy.
- All the signs lead one to believe that elections will lead to a theocracy (which I dread).
- This is the fundamental difference between kingdoms, theocracies, feudal states, and a democratic republic.
- Representatives of autocratic theocracies that finance terror, oppress women and consider homosexuality a capital crime are welcomed at many campuses.
- Iran has made the transition in the last twenty years from a nominal constitutional monarchy to a democratic theocracy.
- But the speech was most notable for the force with which Yeats pleaded that the Free State should not become a theocracy.
- This sort of behaviour is why many of us who have supported the fight against fascist theocracies abroad are worried about its strident counterpart at home in the democratic West.
- Democracies run by corrupt individuals will be corrupt; just as dictatorships or theocracies will be corrupt if their leaders are corrupt.
- The earth will have a theocracy; being ruled by God will bring perfection into the earth.
- When Aikenhead climbed the scaffold Scotland was not far off being a theocracy in everything but name.
- A closing chapter attempts to interpret a Christian theocracy in the context of a pluralistic culture.
- The real argument for war was the neocon contention that the Middle East is an economic backwater ruled by medieval theocracies that has become a breeding ground for high stakes terrorism.
1. 1.1the Theocracy The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king.
  （古代犹太国自摩西至扫罗当选以色列国王期间的）神权政治时代；政教合一体制
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the Old Testament God's purpose was fulfilled through Israel and the Theocracy.
  Israel, in the days of the Theocracy, lacked a capital city.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy).

单词	theocracy
释义	Definition of theocracy in English: theocracy nounPlural theocracies θɪˈɒkrəsiθiˈɑkrəsi 1A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. 神权政治；僧侣政治 his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy mass noun it is a society just emerging from theocracy Example sentencesExamples But the speech was most notable for the force with which Yeats pleaded that the Free State should not become a theocracy. Putting God in the public square runs the risk of turning our democracy into a theocracy. A closing chapter attempts to interpret a Christian theocracy in the context of a pluralistic culture. The real argument for war was the neocon contention that the Middle East is an economic backwater ruled by medieval theocracies that has become a breeding ground for high stakes terrorism. When Aikenhead climbed the scaffold Scotland was not far off being a theocracy in everything but name. The earth will have a theocracy; being ruled by God will bring perfection into the earth. First he debunks the criticism that the constitution establishes an Islamic theocracy. Iran has made the transition in the last twenty years from a nominal constitutional monarchy to a democratic theocracy. There is one group that wants to use democracy as an excuse for political payback and create a theocracy not a democracy. This is the fundamental difference between kingdoms, theocracies, feudal states, and a democratic republic. The Christian Right and their political minions advocate a total theocracy, plain and simple. Unquestionably those good English zealots founded unforgiving theocracies on the soil of New England. Tibet was a theocracy, ruled by incarnate Buddhas, and, in imitation of China, it had adopted a policy of almost complete exclusion. It would have been entirely possible for them to annul the constitution and implement a theocracy. All the signs lead one to believe that elections will lead to a theocracy (which I dread). This sort of behaviour is why many of us who have supported the fight against fascist theocracies abroad are worried about its strident counterpart at home in the democratic West. Democracies run by corrupt individuals will be corrupt; just as dictatorships or theocracies will be corrupt if their leaders are corrupt. Representatives of autocratic theocracies that finance terror, oppress women and consider homosexuality a capital crime are welcomed at many campuses. The implication is that the party supports replacing democracy with an Islamic theocracy. As long as an unelected theocracy doesn't emerge, the US will be relatively happy to declare victory and leave. 1.1 The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king. （古代犹太国自摩西至扫罗当选以色列国王期间的）神权政治时代；政教合一体制 Example sentencesExamples Israel, in the days of the Theocracy, lacked a capital city. In the Old Testament God's purpose was fulfilled through Israel and the Theocracy. Derivatives theocrat noun ˈθiːəkratˈθiəˌkræt An advocate of a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. 神权政治；僧侣政治 many of the public officials are Christian theocrats Example sentencesExamples After all it is hard to make a robust defence of secularism in the face of theocrats when our society allows the promotion of religious ideology to children in state-backed ‘Faith Schools’. For the theocrats, ‘family values’ is shorthand for the forced, governmentally sanctioned reassertion of patriarchy. Lest there be any remaining doubt about the utter contempt for democracy of the theocrats in opposition to same-sex marriage this latest gesture should put it to rest. theocratically adverbθɪəˈkratɪk(ə)liθiəˈkrædək(ə)li There were two ways of consolidating power - militarily and theocratically. Example sentencesExamples The authority established by the laws of Moses was theocratic and was exercised theocratically for an extended period. The option of democracy may not be what a theocratically minded nation wants. Your quality of life and standard of living would be more than double what your brothers in neighboring theocratically repressed nations have. He stated that he would not want to live in a "theocratically organized society." Origin Early 17th century: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy). Rhymes adhocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, gerontocracy, gynaecocracy (US gynecocracy), hierocracy, hypocrisy, meritocracy, mobocracy, monocracy, plutocracy, technocracy Definition of theocracy in US English: theocracy nounTHēˈäkrəsēθiˈɑkrəsi 1A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. 神权政治；僧侣政治 his ambition is to lead a worldwide theocracy mass noun it is a society just emerging from theocracy Example sentencesExamples Unquestionably those good English zealots founded unforgiving theocracies on the soil of New England. The Christian Right and their political minions advocate a total theocracy, plain and simple. As long as an unelected theocracy doesn't emerge, the US will be relatively happy to declare victory and leave. Putting God in the public square runs the risk of turning our democracy into a theocracy. It would have been entirely possible for them to annul the constitution and implement a theocracy. The implication is that the party supports replacing democracy with an Islamic theocracy. Tibet was a theocracy, ruled by incarnate Buddhas, and, in imitation of China, it had adopted a policy of almost complete exclusion. There is one group that wants to use democracy as an excuse for political payback and create a theocracy not a democracy. First he debunks the criticism that the constitution establishes an Islamic theocracy. All the signs lead one to believe that elections will lead to a theocracy (which I dread). This is the fundamental difference between kingdoms, theocracies, feudal states, and a democratic republic. Representatives of autocratic theocracies that finance terror, oppress women and consider homosexuality a capital crime are welcomed at many campuses. Iran has made the transition in the last twenty years from a nominal constitutional monarchy to a democratic theocracy. But the speech was most notable for the force with which Yeats pleaded that the Free State should not become a theocracy. This sort of behaviour is why many of us who have supported the fight against fascist theocracies abroad are worried about its strident counterpart at home in the democratic West. Democracies run by corrupt individuals will be corrupt; just as dictatorships or theocracies will be corrupt if their leaders are corrupt. The earth will have a theocracy; being ruled by God will bring perfection into the earth. When Aikenhead climbed the scaffold Scotland was not far off being a theocracy in everything but name. A closing chapter attempts to interpret a Christian theocracy in the context of a pluralistic culture. The real argument for war was the neocon contention that the Middle East is an economic backwater ruled by medieval theocracies that has become a breeding ground for high stakes terrorism. 1.1the Theocracy The commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as king. （古代犹太国自摩西至扫罗当选以色列国王期间的）神权政治时代；政教合一体制 Example sentencesExamples In the Old Testament God's purpose was fulfilled through Israel and the Theocracy. Israel, in the days of the Theocracy, lacked a capital city. Origin Early 17th century: from Greek theokratia (see theo-, -cracy).
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