Türkisch - Englisch
Definition von dinerki im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
- theocracy
- Government formed by the church or by a representative of God
- {n} a government under God himself
- a government administered by ecclesiastics
- a form of state political organization in which the government is based on religious offices
- The system of government in place in Phelaria, in which the church and its system of officials hold the lawmaking, judicial and ruling power, as dictated by divine right
- Government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion
- The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom
- the belief in government by divine guidance
- Rule by God
- {i} government by priests or religious officials believed to be divinely guided
- –– literally "the rule of God," however this is thought to be expressed (e g , by His revealed principles, by His chosen leaders, by Himself in the person of the Son, etc ); the word is variously used by writers for different intended conceptions, some using it as a code word for uniqueness of Old Testament Israel, others using it for any social system where the church rules the state (or is not separated from it), and still others for a civil government which strives to submit to the socio-political standing laws revealed by God (in Old or New Testaments)
- a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
- A state governed by a God
- Civil political rule by God ( CONTRAST: Hierocracy, Bibliocracy, Theonomy )
- Theocracy is derived from the two Greek words Qeo/j(Theos) meaning "God" and kra/tein (cratein) meaning "to rule " Theocracy is the civil rule of God The government of the people of Israel until the inauguration of Saul is termed a theocracy
- A theocracy is a society which is ruled by priests who represent a god. theocracies a social system or state controlled by religious leaders. Government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state's legal system is based on religious law. Theocratic rule was typical of early civilizations. The Enlightenment marked the end of theocracy in most Western countries. Contemporary examples of theocracies include Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Vatican. See also church and state; divine kingship
- the belief in government by divine guidance a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
- A system of government controlled by the dominating religions beliefs inherent in the society Many centuries ago, priest-kings would control this type of government