English-Spanish translations for theocracy

• teocracia
  ¿Un régimen democrático, un régimen laico o una teocracia? A democratic regime, a secular regime or a theocracy?
  Por último, ¿qué tiene Nigeria: un régimen laico y democrático o una teocracia? Finally, does Nigeria have a secular, democratic regime or a theocracy?
  La teocracia en Teherán no muestra nada más que desdén por la democracia en Europa. The theocracy in Teheran clearly has nothing but contempt for democracy in Europe.

Definition of theocracy

• Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion
• Rule by a god

Examples

• Tibet was a Buddhist theocracy ruled by the Dalai Lama.

Related words

• theocratic
• theocrat
• theocratical
• antitheocratic