Concept information
Preferred term
theocracy
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]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/theocracy
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