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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Netanyahu, on the other hand, has never supported a political agreement with Iran's theocratic rulers.
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
The president of the United States had promised help is on the way to the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of Iranian people who rose up against their terrorist, repressive, theocratic regime.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The flag was changed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the Islamic Republic emblem was placed onto the flag and affirmed the shift away from a monarchy to a theocratic government.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
The president of the United States had promised help is on the way to the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of Iranian people who rose up against their terrorist, repressive, theocratic regime.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The flag was changed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the Islamic Republic emblem was placed onto the flag and affirmed the shift away from a monarchy to a theocratic government.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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