神しん権けん政せい治じ

noun

theocracy

A political system in which religious leaders hold power, or a state governed by divine guidance.

• 古こ代だいイスラエルは神しん権けん政せい治じだったと言いわれる。

  Ancient Israel is said to have been a theocracy.

• 神しん権けん政せい治じの下もとでは、宗しゅう教きょう法ほうが国くにの法ほう律りつとなる。

  Under a theocracy, religious law becomes the law of the land.