Online Encyclopedia

THEOCRACY (Gr. Oeoeparia, the rule of...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 760 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

THEOCRACY (Gr. Oeoeparia, the
See also:
rule of
See also:
God, from Oebr, god, and -Kparca, Kpare v, to rule)
, a
See also:
term applied to a form of government or to a state ruled by such a form of government, in which
See also:
God or the divine power is looked to as the source of all
See also:
civil power, and the divine commandments regarded as the
See also:
laws of the community .

End of Article: THEOCRACY (Gr. Oeoeparia, the rule of God, from Oebr, god, and -Kparca, Kpare v, to rule)
[back]
LEWIS THEOBALD (1688-1744)
[next]
THEOCRITUS

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.