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Theocracy   /θiˈɑkrəsi/   Listen
Theocracy

noun
1.
A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided).
2.
The belief in government by divine guidance.






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"Theocracy" Quotes from Famous Books



... indigo and cotton, largely by the labour of negro slaves. They had no very pronounced religious leaning, though Maryland was founded as a Roman Catholic refuge, but they had a prevailing leaning to the church of England. The northern or New England element began by endeavouring to establish a Puritan theocracy which broke down. But the tendency was towards "Independency,'' and the New Englanders were farmers tilling their own land, traders and seafaring men. In the middle region between them religion had a large share in promoting the formation of Pennsylvania, which was founded by the ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

... already contributed to this series are, "The Discovery of America, with some Account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest" (two volumes); "Old Virginia and her Neighbours" (two volumes); "The Beginnings of New England, or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty;" "The American Revolution" (two volumes); and "The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789." Allied with these books, though hardly taking a place in the series, ...
— The War of Independence • John Fiske



Words linked to "Theocracy" :   political theory, church-state, ideology, theocratic, hierocracy, political orientation, political system, form of government



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