concepts
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type: ConceptGroup
member: theocracy

political philosophy/theory
type: Concept
narrower: theocracy

religion
type: Concept
narrower: theocracy

religion and politics
type: Concept
narrower: theocracy

theocracy
type: Concept
broader: religion and politics
broader: religion
broader: political philosophy/theory
definition: Theocracy is a term for government by God in which the clergy rule according to his revealed law. The word is thought to have originated with the first-century Jewish historian Josephus, who used it in reference to the government of the Israelites under Moses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Religion in America; Theocracy]