theocracy
/θɪˈɒkrəsɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
1- a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god神权政治; 僧侣政治。
1.1
the 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。
派生词
theocrat
nountheocratic
adjectivetheocratically
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from Greek theokratia （see THEO-， -CRACY）.