theocratic
adjective
theo·crat·ic
ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik 
variants
or less commonly theocratical
: of, relating to, or being a theocracy
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The Handmaid's Tale is adapted from the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood that tells the story of Offred, a young woman living in the Republic of Gilead, a theocratic dictatorship that's overtaken a significant portion of the northeastern and central United States.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Rasoulof, a fierce critic of Iran’s theocratic regime, faced a stark choice: try to flee the country or face severe punishment.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
One of Iran’s signature filmmakers — and among those most often in the theocratic government’s crosshairs — the 52-year-old auteur, now living in exile in Europe, tells the story of a family whose social standing becomes threatened by simmering societal tensions right outside their door.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
The name of his political faction, the Combatant Clergy Association, hints at his place in the authoritarian theocratic system that in 1979 replaced the monarchy that had ruled Iran for much of the 20th Century.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 20 May 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Rasoulof, a fierce critic of Iran’s theocratic regime, faced a stark choice: try to flee the country or face severe punishment.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
One of Iran’s signature filmmakers — and among those most often in the theocratic government’s crosshairs — the 52-year-old auteur, now living in exile in Europe, tells the story of a family whose social standing becomes threatened by simmering societal tensions right outside their door.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
The name of his political faction, the Combatant Clergy Association, hints at his place in the authoritarian theocratic system that in 1979 replaced the monarchy that had ruled Iran for much of the 20th Century.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 20 May 2024
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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