theocratic

adjective

theo·​crat·​ic ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce theocratic (audio)
variants or less commonly theocratical
: of, relating to, or being a theocracy
theocratically adverb

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The rebellion is ramping up, and Luke's leading the charge on an imminent attack on the theocratic republic. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Their rhetoric underscores deep resistance within the theocratic establishment. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 His family escaped a totalitarian regime that persecuted them and now complain about opportunistic and culturally incompatible immigrants who seek to transform their adoptive country into a version of their regressive, Jew-hating, theocratic homelands. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 When the theocratic warlord of Ottoman Tripoli demanded that the incoming president pay up for peace, Jefferson refused. Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for theocratic

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of theocratic was in 1690

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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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