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THEOCRACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The belief in government by divine guidance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("theocracy" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("theocracy" is a kind of...):
form of government; political system (the members of a social organization who are in power)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "theocracy"):
church-state (a state ruled by religious authority)
hierocracy (a ruling body composed of clergy)
Derivation:
theocratic (of or relating to or being a theocracy)
