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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After the first cycle of attacks between Israel and Iran, on Friday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, made a direct appeal to Iranians to rise up against theocratic rule.
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The Iranian theocratic dictatorship, which declared hatred of Israel and the U.S. its ideological cornerstone and reason for existence, may not survive the successive blows Israel’s Operation Rising Lion is delivering.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
For decades, Iran’s theocratic leaders have called for Israel’s destruction, denying the Nazi Holocaust while urging another one.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Against all manner of objections, a rape and torture survivor returns to a fascist country in the hopes of finding her daughter and overthrowing a theocratic government.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The Iranian theocratic dictatorship, which declared hatred of Israel and the U.S. its ideological cornerstone and reason for existence, may not survive the successive blows Israel’s Operation Rising Lion is delivering.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
For decades, Iran’s theocratic leaders have called for Israel’s destruction, denying the Nazi Holocaust while urging another one.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Against all manner of objections, a rape and torture survivor returns to a fascist country in the hopes of finding her daughter and overthrowing a theocratic government.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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