No, theocracy is religious rule.
Theocratic rulers usually maintain power until they die.
people do
Theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
John Calvin
Theocracy is derived from the combination of the Greek words "theos" meaning god and kratein meaning rule of. So it literally means "rule by gods"
They are functionally the same. Theocracy is the rule by a small number of a religious sect. The Vatican is an example of a theocracy. The Massachusetts Bay Company was another.
Depends on how many people are in the clergy.
(from Greek. the·os′, god, and kra′tos, a rule), a rule by God.
It is a theocracy: a government based upon a deity and religion
DEFINITION: Theocracy: form of government inwhich the leader claims to rule on behalf of a god. SENTENCE: The king or shah is claiming that he is king because of theocracy by a god.
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.