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Theocracy 

Clergy run state, or state governed by religious leader and under rule from religiously inspired laws.
The Vatican is a theocracy.

Theocracy 

Rule by religious leaders, as found in Iran. Notable for repression of thought, extreme censorship, prohibition of scientific research, and a general lack of good times.
Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson work night and day to transform America into an evangelical Christian theocracy.
Theocracy by Samuel L. Wordsmith January 7, 2005

Theocracy 

Right now American is being ruled by a bunch of crooks because of a man who thinks God speaks thru him ,and wanted him to run for president. God Help America!
Theocracy by John Michaels February 6, 2005

Secular theocracy 

A purposely oxymoronic term for a doctrine or belief that includes no deity, yet seeks to censure non-believers in authoritarian ways similar to fundamentalist religious codes: inhibition, prohibition, penalties, physical punishment, signal-jamming, civil disruption, rough or violent confrontation.
When those demonstrators against genetically modified kitty chow were rioting blocking traffic and torching boxes of cat food, it was another victory for secular theocracy.

Theocrazy 

1: The use of theology or religion to force one set of morality and beliefs on others without respect for differing perspectives or points of view.

2: Describing a person or persons with religious views he/she/they want to force upon others, or society as a whole.

3: The state or condition of being in a societal atmosphere of oppression by religion.

Often done with force, anger, or sometimes violence.
The far-right wing of the Republican party wants to turn America into a theocrazy.

The current administration of Iran is a theocrazy.

The root of Islamic extremism are the theocrazies like Osama bin Laden.

Sadly, the world today seems to be increasingly theocrazy.
Theocrazy by Googie Withers July 2, 2009

The Theocracy Party 

Stem Cell research ban, the Terri Shaivo case, faith-based initiatives, 10 Commandments on Alabama state grounds, attacks on the theory of evolution.