From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtheocracythe‧oc‧ra‧cy /θiˈɒkrəsi $ -ˈɑː-/ noun (plural theocracies) [countable] RRa social system or state controlled by religious leaders —theocratic /ˌθiːəˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective a theocratic state
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theocracy• It represented an extreme example of a theocracy - of a body politic organised essentially around religious principles.• Knox tried to create as wide a base as possible for his theocracy.• The encroachment of the Eastern political economy into Utah in essence relegated the Mormon theocracy to the status of an internal colony.• It is a crusade to recapture Jerusalem, nothing short of a call for a new theocracy.• As part of your writing about the Mayas, include a discussion of theocracy. 