[ θɪ'ɒkrəsi ]
■ noun ( plural theocracies ) a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
↘( the Theocracy ) the commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until Saul became King.
Derivatives
theocrat noun
theocratic adjective
theocratically adverb
Origin
C17: from Gk theokratia (see theo- , -cracy ).