theocracy

the·oc·racy (t̸hē äk′rə sē)

noun pl. -·cies

Etymology: Gr theokratia: see theo- & -cracy

the′o·crat′ (t̸hē′ō krat′) noun the′o·crat′ic adjective or the′o·crat′i·cal the′o·crat′i·cally adverb

A country or state whose government derives its power directly from God or another divine spirit.
A country or state in which government powers are vested in the clergy.

Converse of object

want: In all other aspects of civil life, it should ( no, must ) be entirely irrelevant, unless you want a theocracy.
establish: They dream of establishing closed theocracies inspired by there own particular ' world-view ' .
become: This bizarre spectacle seems to confirm that America is becoming a military theocracy - again, a truly Medieval concept.
impose: What they meant by freedom was the right to go about speaking in tongues and imposing a grim theocracy on everyone else.
run: They should persuade him that we are not running a theocracy, at least, not as yet.
create: It's just the first step in an attempt to create a theocracy.

Adjective modifier

Islamic: He was exiled from Saudi Arabia after calling for the overthrow of the Saudi royal family and its replacement with an Islamic theocracy.
global: Hamas may have won power democratically, but it seeks the creation of a global Islamic theocracy under Shari'a law.
fundamentalist: And as such, I can't help feeling that they are gradually heading toward an outrageous fundamentalist theocracy.
Iranian: Robbed of threats from America the Iranian theocracy would struggle to maintain enough popular support to survive.
powerful: In other words, he opposed democracy and supported a centralized and powerful theocracy.

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