Thearchy vs. Theocracy

Thearchynoun

A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy.

Thearchynoun

A system or ordering of deities. Compare pantheon.

Thearchynoun

Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.

Theocracynoun

Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

Theocracynoun

Rule by a god.

Theocracynoun

Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.

Theocracynoun

The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.

Theocracynoun

a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)

Theocracynoun

the belief in government by divine guidance

Theocracy

Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity of some type is recognized as the supreme ruling authority, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries that manage the day-to-day affairs of the government.The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified Roman emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority (auctoritas) of the Roman State. The official offer of cultus to a living emperor acknowledged his office and rule as divinely approved and constitutional: his Principate should therefore demonstrate pious respect for traditional Republican deities and mores.