John Calvin
No, theocracy is religious rule.
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John Calvin
yes
Geneva, Switzerland
Theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Yes. (Also: Switzerland)
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.
Ulrich Zwingli
Depends on how many people are in the clergy.
(from Greek. the·os′, god, and kra′tos, a rule), a rule by God.