theocracy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++the·oc·ra·cy /θiˈɒkrəsi $ -ˈɑː-/ noun (plural theocracies) [countable] RRa social system or state controlled by religious leaders 神权政治；神权政体 —theocratic /ˌθiːəˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective a theocratic state 神权政治国家
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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.the·oc·ra·cy nounChineseSyllable
by religious system state or Corpus controlled a social leaders
theocracy
the‧oc‧ra‧cy /θiˈɒkrəsi $ -ˈɑː-/
noun (plural theocracies) [countable]
a social system or state controlled by religious leaders
—theocratic /ˌθiːəˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective:
an Islamic theocratic state
the‧oc‧ra‧cy /θiˈɒkrəsi $ -ˈɑː-/
noun (plural theocracies) [countable]a social system or state controlled by religious leaders
—theocratic /ˌθiːəˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective: