theocracy

英 [θi'ɒkrəsi] 美 [θi'ɑːkrəsi]

• n. 神权政体；神权政治；神权国家

英英释义

Noun:

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

2. the belief in government by divine guidance

经典引文

• The virtual deification of Mao has made China very nearly a personal theocracy.

  出自： R. Heilbroner