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Assistant Editor Posted by npdckrsn on Monday October 6, 2008 at 4:49 PMBlaze, think about the word first--theo= God. Ocracy= a form of government. The primary theocracy that I can think of is the rule of God in His nation Israel. Now, you probably immediately...
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Posted by mwestwood on Monday October 6, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Another theocracy was that of Italy during such times as the Renaissance when Pope Leo and his successors were simultaneously secular and religious leaders. In fact, much of the corruption in...
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Posted by engtchr5 on Tuesday October 7, 2008 at 12:33 PM
The term originally comes from two Greek words, "theos," meaning God, and "kratein," meaning to rule. Putting two and two together, we get "rule of (or by) God."...
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