theocratic

Rarely the·o·crat·i·cal

[thee-uh-krat-ik]

adjective

1. 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.

Other Word Forms

• theocratically adverb
• nontheocratic adjective
• nontheocratical adjective
• nontheocratically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of theocratic¹

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

Example Sentences

These belief systems are almost always authoritarian, if not theocratic, in nature.

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The “government” in Gaza is a theocratic, Iranian-backed terror entity whose founding charter drips with unrepentant Jew-hatred and whose leaders routinely celebrate the wanton slaughter of innocent Israelis as triumphs of “resistance.”

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This means defending the university not as a corporate entity or site of theocratic indoctrination but as a democratic commons.

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Dog ownership, defying Iran's mandatory hijab laws, attending underground parties and drinking alcohol have long been forms of quiet rebellion against Iran's theocratic regime.

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But the Puritans had established a powerful theocratic rule, crushing political opposition and religious diversity with violence.

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