Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun theocracy

2 senses of theocracy

Sense 1
theocracy -- (a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided))
       => political system, form of government -- (the members of a social organization who are in power)

Sense 2
theocracy -- (the belief in government by divine guidance)
       => political orientation, ideology, political theory -- (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)