theocracy

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English - Turkish
teokrasi
dinerki
{i} din yönetimi
dincierki
(Politika, Siyaset) dine dayalı yönetim

Related Terms

government by god; divine sovereignty; theocracy
tanrı; ilahi egemenlik hükümet; teokrasi
English - English
Government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion
Rule by God
a government administered by ecclesiastics
Government formed by the church or by a representative of God
{n} a government under God himself
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
The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom
the belief in government by divine guidance
{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
(adj theocratic; Greek for "rule of God") A constitution in which God is regarded as ruler or soverelgn
Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity
a word first used by Josephus to denote that the Jews were under the direct government of God himself The nation was in all things subject to the will of their invisible King All the people were the servants of Jehovah, who ruled over their public and private affairs, communicating to them his will through the medium of the prophets They were the subjects of a heavenly, not of an earthly, king They were Jehovah's own subjects, ruled directly by him (comp 1 Sam 8: 6-9)

Related Terms

theocracies
plural of theocracy
theocratically
in a theocratic manner, with a system of government based on religious principles
theocratically
in the manner of a theocrat
theocracy

    Hyphenation

    the·oc·ra·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    thiäkrısi

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜēˈäkrəsē/ /θiːˈɑːkrəsiː/

    Etymology

    [ thE-'ä-kr&-sE ] (noun.) 1622. theo- + -cracy, originally from Ancient Greek θεοκρατία (theokratia, “rule of God”), a term coined in the 1st century by Josephus (Against Apion 2.17) in reference to the kingdom of Israel. Attested in English from the 1630s, first by John Donne in a 1631 sermon, (The Jews were onely under a Theocratie, an immediate government of God., cited after OED).
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