thearchy

Thearchy, thē′�rk-i, n. a theocracy: a body of divine rulers.—adj.

In Burma, an attempt to set up a Buddhist thearchy has led to chaos and left-wing military dictatorship.

It seems to have been an especial office of Homer to harmonize and combine these diverse elements, and his Thearchy is as remarkable a work of art as the terrestrial machinery of the poem.

The organization of the vague Siouan thearchy appears to have varied from group to group.

The Siouan thearchy was invoked and adored by means of forms and ceremonies, as well as through orisons.