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There is no word for a government that has control of its religion, since any form of government could do that if it wished. You may be thinking of a "theocracy", but that is where the religion controls or is the government.
In a theocracy, crime is typically addressed based on religious laws and principles. Punishments may be determined by religious leaders or scriptures, and could involve forms of retribution, rehabilitation, or repentance. Theocracy may also prioritize promoting moral behavior and preventing crime through religious teachings and governance.
People whose political rule is based on religion may choose various titles depending upon their particular religious affiliation. At the present time theocracies tend to be Islamic, and are ruled by Ayatollahs, or mullahs, or imams. The Vatican, as an independent state, is a tiny theocracy ruled by the Pope. If the US were to elect a televangelist as President, it could have a minister as its theocratic ruler.
Priests who were interested in political power. Theocracy is not a new concept; it was common in ancient Egypt and other ancient cultures. It may have existed even in prehistoric times.
Answer this que A theocracy uses religious beliefs as a basis for laws, whereas an absolute monarchy may have nonreligious laws. stion…
The pyramid may symbolise many things and historians cannot exactly tell why the pyramids were built in a pyramid shape. There are different answers:It may have represented the shape of the rays shining onto earth.They could have represented the structure of society in egypt.(Pharaoh,farmer,priest etc.)They also could have represented the mountain on which the sun god Ra was born.There isn´t an exact answer to this. People have different ideas.
A theocracy of which there are no pure examples. Iran may be closer than most to the idea of theocracy or Rule by God. The Vatican and Saudi Arabia have theocratic overtones but in the last analysis power would be exercised by the current head of state on practical non-religous grounds.
Martin Luther may have had mixed feelings about the Calvinist theocracy in Geneva. While he may have appreciated the emphasis on religious purity and discipline, he may have also been concerned about the strict control over individual freedoms and the potential for abuse of power within a theocratic government.
Pakistan has no holy Book. It is not a Theocracy. That is not to say that there may not be books considered holy in Pakistan.
The term you may be looking for is "theocracy," where a state is governed by religious authorities or principles.
The only uncontroversial answer to that is the Vatican City, but some may not regard it as a "Country" Iran is a theocracy, as is Saudi Arabia. While both have titular heads of state nothing is done without consent and approval of the religious leaders. Until the Taliban was removed from office, Afghanistan too was a theocracy. -fundamentals! The UK is also technically a theocracy as Anglicanism is the official religion of the government and the head of the church is the current monarch who is also the head of state technically
Theocracy is a form of government in which a state is understood as governed by immediate divine guidance especially a state ruled by clergy, or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided From the perspective of the theocratic government, "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state, hence the term theocracy, from the Greek θεοκρατια "rule of God", a term used by Josephus of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Theocratic governments enact theonomic laws (rules).A theocracy may be monist in form, where the administrative hierarchy of the government is identical with the administrative hierarchy of the religion, or it may have two 'arms,' but with the state administrative hierarchy subordinate to the religious hierarchy.