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PRONUNCIATION OF THEOCRACIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEOCRACIES

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Theocracies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THEOCRACIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Theocracy

Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is officially recognized as the civil Ruler and official policy is governed by officials regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group. From the perspective of the theocratic government, "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state, hence the term theocracy, from the Koine Greek θεοκρατία "rule of God", a term used by Josephus for the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Taken literally or strictly, theocracy means rule by God or gods and refers primarily to an internal "rule of the heart", especially in its biblical application. The common, generic use of the term, as defined above in terms of rule by a church or analogous religious leadership, would be more accurately described as an ecclesiocracy. In a pure theocracy, the civil leader is believed to have a direct personal connection with the civilization's divinity. For example, Moses led the Israelites, and Muhammad ruled the early Muslims. Law proclaimed by the ruler is also considered a divine revelation, and hence the law of God.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEOCRACIES

theobromine
theocentric
theocentricism
theocentricity
theocentrism
theocon
theocracy
theocrasy
theocrat
theocratic
theocratical
theocratically
Theocritan
Theocritus
theodicies
theodicy
theodolite
theodolitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEOCRACIES

abbacies
accuracies
advocacies
agencies
aristocracies
autocracies
bureaucracies
confederacies
conspiracies
curacies
degeneracies
delegacies
delicacies
democracies
facies
fallacies
inaccuracies
intimacies
legacies
pharmacies
piracies

Synonyms and antonyms of theocracies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «theocracies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEOCRACIES

Find out the translation of theocracies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of theocracies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «theocracies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神权政治
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teocracias
570 millions of speakers

English

theocracies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

theocracies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثيوقراطية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

теократии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teocracias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

theocracies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

théocraties
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Theocracies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gottesstaaten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

theocracies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

theocracies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Theocracies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế độ thần quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

theocracies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवाकथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teokrasiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teocrazie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teokracji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теократії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teocrațiile
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θεοκρατίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

theocracies
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

teokratier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

theocracies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of theocracies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCRACIES»

The term «theocracies» is normally little used and occupies the 134.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCRACIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about theocracies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEOCRACIES»

Discover the use of theocracies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to theocracies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Theocracies
Introduces theocracies, discussing the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural effects, and examining various contemporary governments.
Sam Lucerne, 2011
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Theocracies: Holy Roman Empire, Vatican City, Theocracy, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
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Articles on Theocracies, Including: Theocracy, Vatican City, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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The Origin and Development of Religious Belief
CHAPTER X THEOCRACIES Three modes of life, the hunting, the pastoral, and the agricultural — Difficulty of passing from one mode to another — Requisites of the agricultural mode : 1. Community of land — Rise of castes — Territorial ...
Sabine Baring-Gould, 1871
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The American Militia Phenomenon: A Psychological Profile of ...
It is the intent of this book to argue and substantiate that contemporary Militias in the United States today can trace their religious, racial, ideological, socio-cultural, and Constitutional roots all the way back to the earliest Colonial ...
T. Conway Allen, 2013
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Former Theocracies: Kingdom of Israel, Kingdom of Judah, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
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The Origin and Development of Religious Belief: Heathenism ...
CHAPTER X. THEOCRACIES. Three modes of life, the hunting, the pastoral, and the agricultural — Difficulty of passing from one mode to another — Requisites of the agricultural mode : 1. Community of land — Rise of castes — Territorial ...
Sabine Baring-Gould, 1869
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Heathenism and Mosaism.- pt. 2. Christianity
CHAPTEK X. THEOCRACIES. Three modes of life, the hunting, the pastoral, and the agricultural.— Difficulty of passing from one mode to another.— Requisites of the agricultural mode : 1. Community ofland. — Rise of castes. — Territorial ...
Sabine Baring-Gould, 1870
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The Limits of Constitutional Democracy
Power in constitutional theocracies resides in political figures who operate within the bounds of a constitution rather than from within the religious leadership itself. Basic principles such as the separation of powers are constitutionally enshrined ...
Jeffrey Tulis, Jeffrey K. Tulis, Stephen Macedo, 2010
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Democracy
Theocracy Theocracy translates from Greek as "government of God." Theocracies are political systems in which the government endeavors to rule based on religious principles. Early examples of theocracies included ancient Israel, Egypt, and ...
Tom Lansford, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEOCRACIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term theocracies is used in the context of the following news items.
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“This is how theocracies begin”, warn Guatemalan secularists on …
The Congress of Guatemala is considering legislation that would make lessons on "Biblical values" mandatory in all schools. A member of the Guatemalan ... «National Secular Society, Jul 15»
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Theocracies tend to become totalitarian societies
In fact, theocracies, left to themselves, tend to become totalitarian states. Pre-Revolutionary colonial America illustrates this. Almost from the founding of Virginia ... «Standard-Examiner, Jun 15»
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The West's "Ardent" Feminists Abandon Women to the Caliph
... Rebecca Brink Vipond, “I won't take the bait of a patronizing call for feminists to set aside their goals in America to address problems in Muslim theocracies”. «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
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Bahrain Prince: 'War on Terror' Must be Defined as Battle Against …
... 'War on Terror' Must be Defined as Battle Against 'Evil Fascist Theocracies' ... and focus on the real threat, which is the rise of these evil fascist theocracies.”. «PJ Media, Feb 15»
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Richard Dawkins wants to lovebomb Iran — with erotica
Richard Dawkins today suggested broadcasting "loving, gentle, woman-respecting erotic videos" in Islamic theocracies as a means of challenging ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
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We live in the theocracy of humanism
And it's true; those would be types of theocracies. But most people would probably not realize that theocracy extends much further than just the confines of a ... «Progress Index, Dec 14»
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Bahrain calls for fight against 'evil theocracies'
Manama: Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa has called for an end to the rise of “evil theocracies” pervading the Middle East. Addressing ... «gulfnews.com, Dec 14»
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Why I Refuse To Criticize Islam As A Feminist And Atheist
I won't take the bait of a patronizing call for feminists to set aside their goals in America to address problems in Muslim theocracies, and I won't take the bait of an ... «The Frisky, Oct 14»
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Blasphemy laws lead to dictatorships and theocracies
Once it is illegal to criticize or mock a religion, all a man has to do is associate themselves with that establishment to receive the same protection. Throughout ... «ChicagoNow, Sep 12»
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Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani faces death for apostasy …
... brutal theocracies in other countries. Here in Britain, secularism, mercifully, has by-and-large won: you can worship who you like and what you like, and, up to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 11»

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