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A government that put God in charge, then had humans fill out his paperwork.
means A system of government in which religious leaders or doctrine hold political authority, ruling in the name of a deity.
from From Greek theokratia, fusing theos ('god') with kratos ('power' or 'rule') — the same -kratos that gives us democracy and aristocracy. The word is usually credited to the 1st-century historian Josephus, who coined it to describe the ancient Israelite system of governance, where law was presented as divine rather than human in origin.
- etymology
- Greek for rule by God, coined by Josephus
- middleman problem
- god never actually shows up to vote
- modern example
- Vatican City, pop. 800, one voter
- irony
- written rules claiming divine, unwritten authority