Defn: Anointed by God.
THEOCRACY
The*oc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr. théocratie. See Theism, and cf.
Democracy.]
1. Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
2. The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
THEOCRASY
The*oc"ra*sy, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols. This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. J. Murphy.
2. (Philos.)
Defn: An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, — an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.
THEOCRAT
The"o*crat, n.
Defn: One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.