theocratic

American  

[thee-uh-krat-ik] / ˌθi əˈkræt ɪk /

Rarely theocratical

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.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of theocratic

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

Example Sentences

His most productive period straddled the era of the Shah and then the Islamic theocratic forces that deposed him - with both systems ever ready to sniff out hidden messages that could be interpreted as dissent.

From BBC

She has spent years behind bars, and gained global attention for speaking out against the oppression of women and torture of dissidents under Iran’s theocratic regime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then he traces how a theocratic cabal, whose rule most observers thought would be short, found a way to consolidate power.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

Egyptian-backed young officers in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, staged a coup in 1962 against a hidebound theocratic leader who had long kept the country in a state of isolation.

From Salon