theocratic

[ thee-uh-krat-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having to do with theocracy, a form of government based on a specific religion or deity:
If government and religion are not actively kept separate, it follows that the government is theocratic to a degree.

First recorded in 1685–95; from Greek theokrat(ía) ( theocracy ( def ) ) + -ic ( def )

There is a deep divide in the theocratic establishment between Khamenei and former President Hashemi Rafsanjani.

In a theocratic state governed by force and fear, I guess this counts as progress.

True, most Israelis (and, indeed, most Jews) do not think of Israel as a theocratic democracy—but take a closer look.

Nachman ben Yehuda, in his recently published Theocratic Democracy, makes a compelling case.

In the wake of the Arab spring, theocratic democracies are in the very early stages of construction in Tunisia and Egypt.

These Blue Laws, as they were called, aimed at establishing an almost theocratic form of government.

The great outward event in the life of Samuel was the transition of the Israelites from a theocratic to a monarchical government.

The existence of the theocratic element served further to complicate the machinery of government at Yedo.

Domestic affections suited ill with the duties of a theocratic ministry.

They aimed at a theocratic ministry,--to be the ambassadors of God Almighty,--to allay strife and division.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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