Thermocracy

A living or working environment where one person exercises complete control of the thermostat.

"Sure, go ahead and adjust the temperature however you like it. This is not a thermocracy."

by qpkarl September 14, 2016

Theocracy

Clergy run state, or state governed by religious leader and under rule from religiously inspired laws.

The Vatican is a theocracy.

by the slut formerly known as your mother October 10, 2004

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.

by Samuel L. Wordsmith January 7, 2005

Theocracy

George W Bush's America

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!

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.

by Manabozhocoyote March 4, 2017

The Theocracy Party

A.K.A. The Republican Party

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

by Joe M. May 13, 2005

social theocracy

An informal system of government whereby mob rule reigns, with the most charismatic members of the mob rising to rulers. Tribal and gang-like in their nature, incentives to conform include ostracizing, bullying and peer pressure among others.

Melissa was the high-priestess of her clique, managing it like comedic improv, imposing it's cardinal rule: never divert the flow of your partners; always go with the flow. In this way her clique's social theocracy embraced the cult of charismatic conformity.

by wcl December 3, 2013